The Gainesville Handweavers Guild aims to nurture the fiber arts community through education. To this end, we offer special workshops throughout the year. Classes that are available for public registration will include an early registration period for members. All classes are offered with limited seats available. Membership discounts are available to all members in good standing.
Please email programs.ghg@gmail.com to register for an upcoming workshop.
Learning to Weave
Learning to Weave with Lori Story
MEMBERS ONLY WORKSHOP
Skill/Experience Level: Beginner, no experience needed
Class Day and Time: March 7th, 2026 10 AM – 3 PM
Location: Cone Park Library – 2801 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32641
Cost: Free for GHG Members
Equipment and Supplies to be brought by participants:
- Rigid Heddle Loom with 8-10 dent reed
- Small heddle hook
- Stick shuttle
- Measuring tape – 2 yards minimum
- Scissors
In this workshop, participants will learn how to assemble and warp their rigid heddle looms, and weave a small project that they can take home. All fiber materials will be provided. Extra equipment is available upon request. Please email programs.ghg.gmail.com to register for this workshop.
Learning to Spin on a Drop Spindle
Learning to Spin on a Drop Spindle with Emma Pinault
MEMBERS ONLY WORKSHOP
Skill/Experience Level: Beginner, no experience needed
Class Day and Time: April 25th, 2026 2 PM – 5 PM
Location: Cone Park Library – 2801 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32641
Cost: Free for GHG Members
Equipment and Supplies to be brought by participants:
- Optional- Drop Spindle
In this class, students will learn how a simple stick, a weight, and the application of twist come together to create the thread we use for weaving, knitting, crochet, or other fiber creations. All fiber materials will be provided. Extra equipment is available upon request. Please email programs.ghg.gmail.com to register for this workshop.
Biology Of Color: Beyond the Color Wheel
Biology of Color with June Coburn
Skill/Experience Level: Beginner, no experience needed
Class Day and Time: May 23rd, 2026 2 PM – 5 PM
Location: Academy for Five Element Acupuncture, 315 SE 2nd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
Cost: $75 non-members, $60 members (GHG Members receive a $15 discount)
Registration: Members only registration begins March 1st, 2026, Non-Member registration begins April 24th, 2026. Last day to register May 23rd, 2026.
Equipment and Supplies to be brought by participants:
- Writing utensil
Are you careful with color? Confused by color? Intimidated when faced with choosing colors for a project? Learn the rules, secrets and tips to help you relate color to your life, wardrobe, quilt projects and home décor. Using 50+ fabric swatches to fill an 8-page workbook, create a reference guide that will help you for years to come. Bring your questions—finally demystify and understand how to use and control color to make it work for you. See examples of garments and quilts that illustrate key principles. End the mystery and start the mastery! Please email programs.ghg.gmail.com to register for this workshop.
Designing Plaited Twills on Double Two-Tie Threadings
Designing Plaited Twills on Double Two-Tie Threadings with Linda Schultz
Skill/Experience Level: Intermediate
Class Day and Time: September 19-20th, 2026 10 AM – 5 PM
Location: Academy for Five Element Acupuncture, 315 SE 2nd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
Cost: $250 non-members, $200 members (GHG Members receive a $50 discount), $50 deposit due upon registration, Balance due by August 8th, 2026.
Registration: Members only registration begins March 1st, 2026, Non-Member registration begins April 21st, 2026. Last day to register August 20th, 2026.
Equipment and Supplies to be brought by participants:
- 8 shaft table loom
- Fiber materials, more details to come
- Laptop preloaded with weaving software. Students can use a demo version of software such as Fiberworks if they don’t own weaving software.
Double two-tie (D2T) threadings*, which require only two shafts for each twill block, instead of the four shafts per block used in traditional twill threadings, are an attractive option for weaving elaborate twill designs using fewer shafts. I have developed a different way of drafting D2T tie-ups, so that designs can be created and modified directly in the tie-ups without the need for the keys or templates used in the traditional method for drafting D2T. I will describe my method for drafting designs using D2T threadings, then demonstrate the process for drafting plaited twill and twill block designs in detail.
Participants will be led through hands-on exercises to draft their own designs on six to eight shafts using weaving software. Then they will learn how to change their drafts from a 1/3 to a 3/1 or 2/2 twill, expand the designs to more than eight shafts, and be shown other uses for D2T twill designs (such as multi-tie designs and double-diagonal twills).
Please email programs.ghg.gmail.com to register for this workshop.
*Double two-tie threadings use two tie-down shafts (T1, T2) alternating with two pattern shafts (P1, P2) in a T1, P1, T2, P2 arrangement. The tie-down shafts are the same from block to block, while the pattern shafts change from block to block. An example of a double two tie threading on eight shafts is block A (1, 3, 2, 4), block B (1, 5, 2, 6) and block C (1, 7, 2, 8).
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