Holiday Giftmaking Workshop: Tapestry Weaving
A Workshop with Jamie Lea Berstch
Fee: $110/$99 members (all materials included and you receive a complete weaving kit, including a loom, to take home)
Registration: Space is limited, advanced registration required. Register by phone at 414-446-8794.
Lynden is offering a series of holiday giftmaking workshops between November 22 and December 12. They range from simple activities suitable for families with smaller children to more advanced workshops for adults. To enhance the celebratory spirit, we will have light refreshments available for participants. Whether you are making a gift for yourself or another, these workshops should provide a cheerful atmosphere for art making as we head into winter. To see a complete list of holiday giftmaking workshops, visit our Workshops page.
Learn the basics of weaving on a frame loom. We will build an understanding of weaving fundamentals, and then explore techniques to achieve texture and pattern as you embark on your own original piece--and begin your weaving adventures.
The weaving process is a labor of love, and it is likely that your tapestry will not be finished during the workshop. Rest assured, you will be able to take your new loom home with you, along with enough yarn and material to complete your first piece, an instruction booklet, a new weaving vocabulary, and a knowledge of the basic stitches of woven tapestry.
Bring a bag lunch and beverages.
About Jamie Lea Bertsch
Jamie Lea Bertsch is a maker. Whether itʼs creating pattern, knitting, arranging flowers, or experimenting with natural dyes—making by hand is her favorite thing to do. She swoons over combinations of color, texture and pattern. Bertsch received her MFA in Fibers from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a BFA in Graphic Design and Printmaking from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. She has traveled abroad, teaching art in Mae Sai, Thailand. Her design work has been featured in Domino Magazine and Wisconsin Bride, and she has shown her work at Lillstreet Gallery in Chicago and the Textile Arts Center in Brooklyn, New York.
