Rep Weave Placemats with Melodie Usher

Event Description

Pre-registration required!  Call 505-747-3577 or email: education@evfac.org. - $200/250

In this class you will learn all about rep weave; what it is, how to plan it and how to weave it.  To put your new knowledge to use, each student will plan and warp a loom to create a set of Rep Weave placemats.  A choice of patterns will be available for each student to individualize so that everyone will be able to create a project that is uniquely theirs.  The project will be planned and the weaving will be started in class but the student will finish the project on their own having learned everything required to complete a successful rep weave project. Melodie Usher has been working toward becoming a weaver her entire life.

After various majors and universities, Melodie’s last major was Interior Design at Purdue University & she ran her own Interior Designer business in Cincinnati, Ohio. Life changed completely for Melodie when she inherited her Grandmother-in-Law’s loom, a four shaft Bexell Cranbrook loom that was built in the late 1930’s or early 1940’s. Once the first warp was on Melodie found her true passion in life.  The loom allowed Melodie to use her love of color and design as well as her love of textiles. In September of 2010 Melodie received her Certificate of Excellence in Weaving, Level I from the Handweaver’s Guild of America.

Friday – Sunday, March 16 – 18; 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM