Vävstuga Treasures
Instructor: Becky Ashenden (available 9am-9pm, except for lunch and dinner breaks)
Prerequisites: Vävstuga Basics
Max enrollment: 8
Session fee: $75 per day plus $30 per project start (includes all instruction and studio time)
Materials fee: $50+ (we weigh the woven projects and charge by the ounce)
Room & board: lodging available $45/night; meals not provided
For more detail: See also costs & logistics, food & accommodations
Days offered: Monday–Friday, your choice of any day(s); minimum 2 consecutive days required
Dates offered: (2010) March 29 – April 2,
September 27 – October 1 (class full; waiting list only),
November 15–19
Come experience a tranquil time at Vävstuga when you will receive individual coaching, one project at a time. Take advantage of this opportunity to step beyond your realm of experience, no matter what that level might be. Students will be able to work in a concentrated manner on their project selection and Becky will be on hand to get you started and to assist you as needed. A minimum of 2 consecutive days are required so that you can fully benefit from this offering. Those remaining for the full 5 days might be able to do one or more projects, depending on the scope of techniques in their chosen project.
Each piece may be large or small, simple or wildly complicated. We offer you the opportunity to create beautiful handwoven items that you might not tackle at home. We hope that you might chose a fiber new to you, a new technique, or simply a wonderful combination of many colors that you have not tried before. And, of course, our beautiful Swedish yarns will be well represented in the project choices, enabling participants to familiarize themselves with the variety of materials that we have to offer.
Possibilities could include but will not be limited to:
- Elegant single ply linen tablecloths (plain weave, damask, and beyond)
- Exquisitely traditional tablecloths (overshot, halvdräll, såldräll, jämtlandsdräll)
- Luxurious and cozy blanket or coverlet (multishaft twill, overshot, double weave or smålandsväv)
- Beautifully patterned traditional Swedish rep rug (16/2 cotton warp and string yarn weft )
- Yardage for clothing (2-12 treadles, using a variety of yarns and structures)
- Refreshing curtain panels (using some of our finest cotton and linen yarns)
- Drawloom extravaganza (could be damask, opphämta, or double weave)
- YOUR REQUESTS!
- Smaller offerings might include some of those shown in our Swedish Classics class gallery
Please peruse our Vävstuga Treasures photo galleries. Then, contact us to secure a reservation for the project of your choice. The Treasures Calendar indicates which projects are already reserved for specific days.
- Current projects — these are currently on our looms
- Project wish list — ideas of further possibilities; let us know if anything here interests you
- Past projects — more sources of inspiration
Current projects
tablecloth
8/1 tow linen
90 cm wide
rep rug
16/2 cotton
77 cm wide
turned overshot
double warp beam
8/2 cotton, 44 cm wide
8-shaft twill shawl
Mora wool
45 cm wide
satin pillow cover
16/2 cotton warp, fårö weft
61 cm wide
Jämtlandsdräll square
24/2 cotton, 16/1 linen
72 cm wide
Finnish opphampta
35/2 linen, 16/1 linen
60 cm wide
rosepath / monksbelt
20/2 linen, moragarn
52 cm wide
large dalldräll tablecloth
30/2 cotton, 16/1 linen
135 cm wide
small dalldräll tablecloth
30/2 cotton, 16/1 linen
76 cm wide
rag rug from Leksand
16/2 cotton warp,
cotton rag weft
blue satin runner
16/2 cotton, 16/1 linen
49 cm wide
smålandsväv runner
16/2 cotton warp
30 cm wide
Photos from Mera Fint att Vava used with permission from Ann-Kristin Hallgren;
photos from Gamla Svenska Vavnader från nor till soder used by permission from Doris Wiklund.