Textile Workshop Series Continues with Weaving and Knitting

Event Details

This February the Charleston Museum Institute will offer two workshops in its ongoing textile series. Workshop details are listed below. Advance registration is required for each; more information and registration available online through the calendar of events at www.charlestonmuseum.org or by calling 722-2996 x235.

Introduction to Weaving
February 25
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
$35/member, $40/non-member
Join the Charleston Museum's Melanie Wilson for a beginner level weaving workshop! Students will learn the fundamentals of weaving, such as dressing the loom, learning a variety of woven patterns, and exploring color & texture on a four-harness loom. Melanie will explain the basic parts of the loom and demonstrate how to warp the loom to yield different patterns. Students will experience weaving on the Museum's four-harness loom and tabletop loom during the class, as well as a hand loom to keep. We will take a break from weaving with a mini-tour of woven items from the Museum's collection. All materials supplied.

Cabled Cowl
February 25
1:00-3:30 p.m.
$25/member, $30/non-member
Knitting instructor Tamara Goff returns to teach a classic knitting technique that has never gone out of fashion. Once you learn a few simple tricks you'll be adding cables to your knitting all the time, enhancing the warmth, texture and style of your projects. Supply details available online. This knitted accessory is just perfect for our mild Charleston winters!

About The Charleston Museum Institute
For 10 years The Charleston Museum Institute has provided innovative adult educational programs to encourage a pure love of learning. Each year a variety of Institute symposia and workshops are offered, covering such diverse Charleston topics as furniture, silver, architecture, Revolutionary War history, needlework, and Lowcountry wildlife studies.

The 2011/12 textile workshop series will continue with workshops on sewing, children's clothing, knitting, hand quilting, embroidery and more.