Wendy Weiss
5 days • September 25 – 29, 2025
10 am – 4 pm, daily
Pricing
Early-bird (special rate through July 29, 2025): $700
Nonmembers (rate after July 29, 2025): $800
Members (rate after July 29, 2025): $720.20
Weavers Guild Members (rate after July 29, 2025): $720.20
Payment plans and scholarships available. For questions, reach out to Cristin McKnight Sethi: cmcknightsethi@textilecentermn.org.
Join us in welcoming Wendy Weiss for a special Guest Teaching Artist workshop on warp ikat dyeing with natural plant dyes in collaboration with the Weavers Guild of Minnesota. The first three days of the workshop (tying and dyeing) will be held at Textile Center, followed by two days at the Weavers Guild (warping and weaving). Learn the warp ikat process including creating a design plan and techniques for warp winding and binding. Develop a selection of immersion dye colors using natural plant materials gathered from the instructor’s garden and Textile Center’s Garden To Dye For, as well as other sources. Learn to treat, mordant, and dye bound warps in preparation for weaving.
Then, dress the loom, warping from back to front. Explore weave structures for warp ikat to maximize design of woven fabric including sett and threading. Learn about the historically and culturally rich practice of warp ikat dyeing and weaving in a collaborative, community environment under the guidance of an expert artist working in these traditions. All levels are invited to join this class, as the entire weaving and dye process will be covered, from start to finish. Some weaving experience and familiarity with basic weaving terminology is helpful.
Students will weave on table or floor looms. Students are welcome to provide their own loom or use one of the Guild’s looms. Students who choose to use a Guild loom will have an additional week after the workshop ends to finish weaving their project. Please email education@weaversguildmn.org with your preference. If you plan to use your own loom, please include the brand name and model of the loom you will be bringing.
$70 materials fee, payable to the instructor at the start of the workshop.
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Instructor Bio:
Wendy Weiss (she/her) is an artist, natural dyer, and weaver who uses natural dyes that she cultivates and collects locally. She was awarded a 2014–15 Fulbright Nehru Senior Scholar Award, to follow-up on a previous Fulbright Award in 2009 to document ikat textiles from an artist’s perspective in India, and is a past recipient of two Nebraska Arts Council Artist Fellowships, as well as a Winterthur Residential Fellowship. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows in North America, Europe, and Asia. Wendy participated in and was a speaker at the World Ikat Textile Symposium in Baguio, Philippines Dec. 2-6, 2024. She is an on the editorial team for the Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice, former board member of the Textile Society of America, and professor emerita of textile design at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She teaches workshops on creative applications of warp ikat and natural dye, and collaborates with Jay Kreimer on a range of installation projects using diverse materials. https://wendyweiss.org/
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Withdrawal Policy
If your notice of withdrawal is received by the early bird deadline for this workshop, you will receive a 50% refund of your workshop fee. Due to the scheduling nature of these classes and arrangements for instructors, no refunds are available after that. We will be happy to provide you with a receipt for your donation to Textile Center for any forfeited tuition. Please make this request in writing to cmcknightsethi@textilecentermn.org.
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