Registration for 5 day immersive warp ikat and natural dye workshop at the amazing Textile Center in collaboration with Weavers Guild of Minnesota (WGM) is open. The course is designed for all levels because every step of the process from winding the warp, designing and binding for ikat, to preparing cotton for natural dyeing, to setting up the loom and weaving and everything in between is covered in the class. Click here for registration details.
We will work with cotton warp threads and learn how to set up a binding frame based on the techniques used in Gujarat, India, where I have worked with master weavers to document their unique method of preparing the warp for binding.
Participants will spend the first three days on site at the Textile Center to prepare and dye the warp from learning how to wind a warp with both a raddle and a threading cross, to placing the warp onto a binding frame and learning how to organize the threads for binding your design accurately, and dyeing weft threads.
We will move over to the Weavers Guild, located in the spectacular Open Book building, to weave up the dyed warp in a selection of weave structures, as desired by the weaver.
Join us in September 25-29, 2025 and prepare yourself to enter the exciting, colorful, and patterned world of ikat!
Wendy Weiss Ikat and natural dye 
I have signed up for the class and will be coming from out of town. I was wondering how many extra days I should stay to have time to complete the weaving after the class is concluded. Thanks!
Glad you will join us! My expectation is that everyone can complete the weaving in the time allotted for the workshop. If you are new to weaving or you don’t want to feel rushed, you might want an extra day.