Workshops

When available new workshops will be posted below. Note each workshop has different registration deadlines. Participants must complete the WWG Workshop Registration Form and mail it with a check for the designated amount to Whidbey Weavers Guild, c/o Barbara Bennett, 3881 Goldfinch Lane, Clinton, WA 98236

Please note that your spot is not secure until your full tuition amount has been received. If the workshop is full, you can be added to the waitlist. Non-Guild members may send inquiries via the contact form on our home page.

*NOTE: By registering for a workshop, please understand that you have made a financial commitment to the entire cost of the workshop. If you cancel and you are unable to find a replacement from either, first, the waiting list, or second, your own efforts, you will still owe the Guild the remaining cost of the workshop. Fairly, as we only break even on our workshops, this remaining amount should not be incurred by the other participants. If the workshop is cancelled participants will receive a full refund.

Workshop Chair: Barbara Bennett.

MINI WORKSHOPS are a way for members to share talents, mentor learning, and create community in a short, fun format. The instructor volunteers their time so the only cost to members is for supplies. Registration is available at Guild meetings. Contact Workshop Chair to either volunteer to share your talents, or to sign up for a workshop.

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS see info below.

DO YOU KNOW OF LODGING OPTIONS?
If you have or know of lodging options for our workshop instructors please complete this form and bring to Barbara at a meeting or mail to WWG.

Exploring Tapestry
October 2 – 4, 2026
Instructor: Mary Lane

This three-day workshop provides an opportunity to learn tapestry weaving or improve your skills. Topics include: working with bobbins, controlling the surface and selvages, joining along vertical lines, building shapes accurately, and blending colors on the bobbin. Presentation will cover techniques and history of tapestry weavig. Discussion will cover: warp/weft balance; handling mixed weft yarns; and finishing/mounting tapestries. Weft materials will be supplied, along with printed handouts. Each participant’s learning will be geared to their individual skill level.

Class limit: 10 students
Date: Fri – Sun, Oct 2-4, 2026
Location: Pacific Rim Institute
Time: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Cost: $260 (with 10 participants)*
Materials Fee: $30
Level: Beginner to advanced, no weaving experience required.
Registration $50 deposit will be required at registration.
* total cost may change slightly as actual travel costs become known.

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Sashio-ori or Woven Sashiko challenges the weavers to think about design in a different way as they learn to control the intersections of pattern threads in the warp and weft.

Identified technically as a supplementary warp and weft structure, these textiles, based on the hitomezashi style of sashiko, can be woven from a single warp.  Stitching can be added later (if desired) to produce diagonal lines or areas of interest.  Students will learn about designing sashiko-ori, beam looms with warps provided by the instructor, and thread their looms with a pattern of their own choice or design.

Beth Ross Johnson is the author of “Sashiko-ori, Drafts and Designs for Woven Sashiko” to be released in November 2026.

UPCOMING 2027-2028 GUILD WORKSHOPS

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