Simple Band Weaving with Backstrap - All Fiber Arts Retreat 2024

Abstract

Before bungee cords and velcro there were woven bands.  "From swaddling a baby to lowering a casket into the ground", bands were ubiquitous for thousands of years.  Even if you have no caskets nor babies, bands can be leashes, collars, guitar straps, clothing decoration, and seam binding for your handwoven. All the while you'll be using the oldest loom in the world - your own body. The materials fee covers a heddle, shuttle, and clamp - everything you'll need for decades of weaving and miles and miles of bands.

Materials

The following materials for the class are curated to facilitate your learning experience. Some of these supplies are included and some must be purchased separately. The fee for this class is only for the instruction.

Supplies provided by the Instructor:

• Supply fee payable in cash to the instructor at the time of class for a heddle, shuttle & back bar as well as handouts and weaving thread - $35
  

Supplies you are required to bring:  

• A belt - I prefer using a sash, like a housecoat belt, a yoga strap, or even just a piece of rope.  I like one that is long enough to wrap around hips waist twice but that isn't necessary.  
• One 2.5 inch (or bigger) C-clamp 
• Any warping tools you may own such as a slay hook or a warping peg (from a rigid heddle loom perhaps) 
• Craft Scissors
• 1-2 Yarn / Tapestry Needles
  
• Paper and pencil/pen for note taking
• Project bag and/or cases to organize your materials

Please consult the instructor, Maud Holcomb LaMarche, prior to class for assistance with selecting materials. Phone:  Email: maud42@gmail.com

When

This class meets for up to 3 hours on Saturday, November 9, 2024 from 1:00pm-4:00pm CST. Please contact us with any questions about registration. 

Where

This class is held during the All Fiber Arts Retreat 2024 at the Comfort Suites Rock Garden Green Bay, WI. A conference room is reserved for our use. Please arrive 15 minutes early to check in at the reception table and allow yourself time to get situated. Class will begin and end promptly within the agreed upon times with the instructor as scheduled. Please notify us prior to the class if you need any accommodations.

About the Instructor 

Maud LaMarche - I am a huge fan of all things string. I spin, dye, knit, crochet, tat, embroider, and weave. I love ancient and antique fiber tools and collect them just to figure out how they work. Wool is almost exclusively my medium and I love to gather the history and lore of my skills. A storyteller by nature, nothing is more fun than mixing the art, history, passion and skills into the teaching of these ancient techniques. I have been teaching knitting and spinning in Central Wisconsin for  almost 20 years. Besides playing with wool most of my days, I have three adult daughters and three granddaughters. I love flat-track roller derby, the 15,086 inland lakes of Wisconsin, and fine coffee made on a campfire.

Attendance & Cancellations

This class is a group style seminar with a minimum of 2 students to go forward and a maximum of 10 students. If the class minimum is not met, a full refund will be provided. A refund will be provided to attendees if notice is sent 2 weeks in advance of the scheduled class. There is no refund or partial refund for the class for missing the session. You may transfer your reservation to another person if your cancellation is within 2 weeks before the start of class. In the unlikely event of inclement weather that would prevent the class from meeting, the class will be extended and rescheduled as determined by the Instructor. Please contact us promptly for any changes required in a reservation.