Rigid Heddle weaving workshop (level 1) - April 13, 2024

Learn how to weave on a rigid heddle loom.
In this course, you'll take your first steps in weaving on a rigid heddle loom. You'll learn the basics and weave a beautiful scarf.

Course duration: 5h30

Notions covered:

● Anatomy of the rigid heddle loom
● yarns
● density
● yarn calculation
● warping
● weaving a first project
● finishing the project

Prerequisite skills
none

What to bring
● note-taking equipment
● indoor shoes

Inclusions
● loan of all necessary materials
● yarn to weave and bring home your first project

Your instructor:
Catherine Malichecq
A lifelong enthusiast of art in general; she parates dance, music, drawing and also different types of crafts, in particular miniaturism, embroidery, felting and weaving. She attended numerous workshops and courses, taught, and won various prizes in embroidery and weaving.
A logical progression between business and crafts, in September 2019 she creates the boutique Tisse et File and in 2020, the Cours Tisse et File.

Worskhop location:
The spinning class will take place at Tisse et File, 571 Boul. St-Jean-Baptiste in Mercier.

Course schedule
The course runs from 9 to 12 and from 1 to 4pm (if your project isn't quite finished, you can come and finish it the following week or Saturday).

Sales conditions:
A minimum of 3 registrations and a maximum of 6 people are required for the course to run smoothly.
Due to the small number of participants, we are unable to exchange or refund the purchase of a course.