Tacoma Weavers Guild

Nadine Sanders "Weaving on the Creative Edge"
2025-03-14 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Saint Andrews Episcopal Church, 7410 S 12th St, Tacoma, WA, 98465, United States
Nadine weaves clothing, rugs and wall hangings with a focus on pictorial design. She makes art quilts that combine weaving and quilting. Writings, songs, photography, people and wilderness outings inspire her designs. She has presented over 150 workshops, program and retreats in the US, Canada and The UK. Nadine teaches because she loves to help students realize their creative potential. She also leads Threads Ruins and Tunes tours in Scotland.

Nadine and Co-author Joyce Harter have written two books about the Theo Moorman weaving technique: Weaving that Sings, and Theme and Variation; More Weaving That Sings.

Workshop with Nadine Sanders -- "Woven Inlay; Paint with Fabric"
2025-03-15 09:00 - 2025-03-16 16:30
Join Nadine Sanders as you discover the techniques of Theo Moorman. This creative technique allows weavers to lay weft fibers in amongst nearly invisible warp fibers, so that the extra fibers seem to float in the weaving. The workshop is a two day workshop on both the 15 and 16th of March at St. Andrews

Nadine weaves clothing, rugs and wall hangings with a focus on pictorial design. She makes art quilts that combine weaving and quilting. Writings, songs, photography, people and wilderness outings inspire her designs. She has presented over 150 workshops, program and retreats in the US, Canada and The UK. Nadine teaches because she loves to help students realize their creative potential. She also leads Threads Ruins and Tunes tours in Scotland.

Nadine and Co-author Joyce Harter have written two books about the Theo Moorman weaving technique: Weaving that Sings, and Theme and Variation; More Weaving That Sings.

Examples of the technique can be found on the Gallery page

Who: Those with the ability to warp their loom and weave plain weave. 4-Shaft
What: Multi-layered inlay technique, a variation of the Theo Moorman technique.
When: Saturday, March 15 and Sunday March 16, 9:00 – 4:30 each day
Where: St. Andrew’s Church in our usual meeting area.
Why: To learn inlay, and learn to “paint with fabric” to create bags, placements, runners, pillow tops, wall hangings, and panels for clothing.
How: Materials fee of $30 covers pre-made warp, priority mail shipping, fabric stabilizer and materials for cartoons for use in class, and workshop booklet 40+ pages.
Cost: Minimum of 8 = $100, Class of 16 = $50 Supply fee $30

Student supplies to bring to class:

-4-H Table or floor loom warped and ready to weave.
-Personal weaving tools
-A willingness to try something new!
-Set of rotary cutter, extra blade, gridded rule and mat only if you already own them (1 set needed per 5 students.
-Ground weft yarn to match the diameter of the warp sent by instructor
-Interesting quilt fabric. An email will be sent to each student before the workshop with instructions and examples of what kind and amounts of quilt fabric to bring.
-Cones, balls or thrums of pattern inlay weaving or knitting yarns from home.

Sign ups, $50 deposit, and $30 supply fee are welcome at the December meeting, or contact Linda Stryker to get on the list and mail her the funds.
