It’s not often we can have two weaving classes in session at once, but this past week it worked perfectly to have Ruth Manning’s Tapestry Weaving class and Nancy Frantz’s beginning table loom weavers here at the same time. The tapestry weavers did some outdoor sketching as one means of design inspiration for their woven landscapes. How exciting to see these small gems be revealed, row by row. Ruth’s own samples along with what the students were working garnered many “oohs” and “ahs”. A visit between classes had one group of weavers impressed with what each were doing in just three or four days of class time. To learn the basics of weaving and complete a project […]
Back to School
After a few days break over the Labor Day weekend, we are back to school! First with Kay Rashka’s Metalwork Jewelry Boot Camp and then Ruth Manning’s Landscape Tapestry Weaving class. This was Kay’s second time teaching at Sievers and we welcomed Ruth for her first class here. What a wonderful way to find ourselves back in the studios with these talented instructors. The equipment and tools used in the jewelry class were in busy hands for Kay’s four-day class and those busy hands paid off in so many beautiful pieces. The Landscape Tapestry Weaving class took a field trip to Jackson Harbor to sketch and then returned to the studio. Ruth’s own pieces provided so much inspiration. […]
