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Workshops September 2025–August 2026
Workshops are provided to enhance the understanding and skills of weaving and related topics. Non-members are welcome to
participate at a higher fee.
- Both workshops and monthly morning programs will be promoted to the membership through
the Guild Forum at
groups.io
Workshops and monthly morning programs are open to non-members and members alike.
- Registration on the day of an Afternoon Workshop or Field Trip will be accepted at the discretion
of the Program Committee and Instructor. If accepted an additional fee of $10 will be charged.
- Refunds will only be possible if the workshop or program is cancelled by the Guild.
- In the unlikely event that a workshop must be cancelled, you will be notified directly via email
and posting on the Guild Forum groups.io.
Not a registered member of the Forum and need an invitation to join?
Contact the Membership Secretary Marcia Bellas
membership@vtweaversguild.org
Please enter Vermont Weavers Guild in the subject line.
- If you find you cannot attend, please email Leslyn Hall at
programs@vtweaversguild.org
Please enter Vermont Weavers Guild in the subject line.
Complete the Registration Form to register for workshops.
Mail the completed Registration Form and fee to the address on the form.
Upcoming 2025–2026 Workshops
September 13, 2025 1-2:30 pm
Exploring Triangle, Peg looms and Little Looms
with guild members Leslyn Hall and Shannon Cunniff
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Embrace your inner artist. Explore something new. Maybe even reacquaint yourself
with your weaving roots. Leslyn Hall and Shannon Cunniff will provide a variety of small looms (e.g. triangle,
pin, inkle, darning/patching, and backstrap looms).
Some fiber will be available for you to play with and some informal instruction to get you started. Feel free
to bring you little loom and any articles you've woven.
Time: 1-2:30 pm
Location: White River Craft Center, Randolph, VT
Fee: $10 Members, $20 Non-members
Unlimited participants
Register by September 6
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October 11, 2025, 1-3:00 pm
Organizing Study Groups with member Marty Reid
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Looking for a way to find support and camaraderie exploring specific weave structures,
share topic-specific information and research, explore group weaving travel opportunities,
learn weaving software, or flex your design muscle? Forming a Study Group may be the answer to exploring those
ideas - and much more.
Marty Reid will share information she gained from participating in a session on Study Groups
during the online Handweavers Guild of America (HGA) Guild Development Conference in January of 2025.
Marty plans to have representatives from one or more other Guilds on hand to talk to us via Zoom about how they use
study groups. The presentation will include time to discuss how we might want to organize study groups in
our Guild and possible topics of interest.
Time: 1-3:00 pm
Location: White River Craft Center, Randolph, Vt AND via Zoom
FREE
Unlimited participants
No registration required
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October 25, 2025, 1-3:00 pm
Field Trip:The Weaver's Croft in Marshfield Vermont.
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Resources:
https://www.weaverscroft.net
https://thistlehillweavers.com
https://thistlehillweavers.com/rabbit-goody/textile-history-forum/
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Kate Smith will share her weaving journey from the early days when she apprenticed with
Norman Kennedy, the creation of Eaton Hills Textile Works, her work at the Marshfield School of Weaving,
and her current business, The Weavers Croft.
Kate will share the history and mechanics of barn looms, provide samples of re-production
textiles to discuss, and offer each participant the opportunity to weave on a barn loom.
Kate is co-organizer of the Textile History Forum with Rabbit Goody of Thistle Hill Weavers.
The forum is offered in-person and via zoom August 1-3, 2025.
Time: 1-3:00 pm
Location: 334 Jake Martin Road, Marshfield,Vt.
(information will go out in advance to facilitate carpooling)
Fee: $40 Members, $50 Non-members
Unlimited participants
Register by October 20
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November 8, 2025, 1-2:30 pm
Winding Warps and Warping Tips & Tricks with Guild Members
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Winding your warp can be the single most important task to make dressing your loom quicker and more stress free.
Guild members will demonstrate techniques and tools as well as hands-on supervision to broaden and improve
your warp winding skills.
Warping boards as well as warping mills and tools like the warping paddle will be available for registered attendees to try.
Warp control and handling approaches like cone control, counting strings, bout tying, single vs. double cross will be discussed.
Attendees will be encouraged to share the discoveries they've made over their time weaving.
Time: 1-2:30 pm
Location: White River Craft Center, Randolph, Vt
Fee: $10 Members, $20 Non-members
Unlimited participants
Register by November 1
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March 14, 2026, 1-4:00 pm
Powered up Practice with Christine Miller
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Christine Miller's workshop will expand on her February 14 "Design a Digital Vision Board" Morning
Program and the work participants have accomplished using Padlet.
Christine will guide a discussion of individual experiences and demonstrate how to expand the use of Padlet
along with introducing and guiding participants in the use of her '8 Habits of Mind'.
Time: 1-4 pm
Location:Via Zoom
Fee: $45 Members, $55 Non-members
Unlimited participants
Register by March 6
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May 9, 2026, 1-2:30 pm
Explorations in Silk with members Alison Levy and Layne Tharp
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Displays and presentations will feature member experiences weaving with silk and
member collected silk from around the world.
Participants will learn about the various types of silk yarn, where silk is currently raised,
silk processing, and will have the opportunity to weave with silk.
There will be a presentation about the silk industry in New England.
Join Alison and Layne to share your experiences, ask questions, and experience silk in its many forms
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Time: 1-2:30 pm
Location:White River Craft Center, Randolph, Vt
Fee: $10 Members, $20 Non-members
Unlimited participants
Register by May 1
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Calendar
2025–2026 Overview
Meetings
Workshops
Welcome, Weavers!
If you're a weaver—beginner or pro—the Vermont Weavers Guild welcomes you.
Plan to join us at one of our regular meetings at the
White River Craft Center,
Randolph, Vermont.
Directions to White River Craft Center
From I-89 take exit 4 onto Rte-66, head down hill to
Randolph.
- At the stop sign, keep going straight (south
on rte 12).
- Bear left (west) onto Rte-12 (N. Main St.),
- Go past Chandler Arts Center.
- Before the gazebo, bear left onto South Pleasant Street.
- Take the next road on the left, which is Randolph Ave. Kimball House is at the end of the street,
sitting at the top of the hill.
-The drive to the right leads to a parking area.
See
map.
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