Please contact me if you would like to schedule a class for yourself, a group, or a guild. I am available for private sessions in my home in Edgewood, New Mexico and I like to travel!
Email me at: iWeaveStraps@Gmail.com.
🎨SCHEDULED WORKSHOPS:
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Date: March 22, 2025
Location: Española Valley Fiber Arts Center, 325 South Paseo de Oñate, Española, NM
Event: Stand-alone workshop
Topic: Learn to Design & Weave on an Inkle Loom
For more information or to sign up: https://www.evfac.org/classes
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Date: April 3-5, 2025Location: Orlando, FL Event: Florida Tropical Weavers ConferenceTopic: Color & Design for Inkle Weavers, Beginning Inkle Weaving, Three-Color PickupFor more information or to sign up: ftwg.org
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Date: May 2-4, 2025Location: Whidbey Island, WAEvent: Weavers Guild WorkshopsTopic: Beginning Inkle Weaving, Horizontal Bar Pickup, Three-Color PickupFor more information or to sign up: WhidbeyWeaversGuild.org
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Date: May 24, 2025
Location: Location: Española Valley Fiber Arts Center, 325 South Paseo de Oñate, Española, NM
Event: Stand-alone workshop
Topic: Horizontal Bar Pickup for Inkle Weavers
For more information or to sign up: https://www.evfac.org/classes
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Date: June 13th-14th, 2025
Location: Danforth campus of Washington University St. Louis, MO
Event: Midwest Weavers Conference 2025
Topic: Baltic-Style Pickup on an Inkle Loom, Three-Color Pickup on an Inkle Loom
For more information or to sign up: https://weaversguildstl.org/mwc2025
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Date: June 15th-21st, 2025
Location: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Event: Braids Conference
Topic: Three-Color Pickup
For more information or to sign up: https://amksoc.org/featured-home/braids-2025/
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Date: July 8-13, 2025
Location: Westfield, MA
Event: New England Weavers Seminar
Topic: Color, Design & Weave on an Inkle Loom, Speckled/Baltic Pickup, Three-Color Pickup
For more information or to sign up: www.NewEnglandWeavers.org
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Date: August 9, 2025
Location: Fiber Arts on 4th, 6463 4th Street NW
Los Ranchos NM
Event: Open to the Public in my Local Yarn Shop
Topic: Learn to Design and Weave on an Inkle Loom
For more information or to sign up: https://fiberartson4th.com/
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Date: September 4-6, 2025
Location: West Valley City, Utah
Event: Mary Meigs Atwater Weavers Guild bi-annual exhibit: Fabulous Fibers! A Celebration of Utah Fiber Artists!
Topic: TBD
For more information or to sign up: https://mmawg.org/
Photo from Fiber Circle Studio, Petaluma, CA
🎨PAST WORKSHOPS:
To date, I have taught classes for:Pike's Peak Weavers Guild, Colorado Springs, CO
The Carmel Crafts Guild, Carmel, CA
The Golden Fleece, Santa Cruz, CA
Yarns by the Sea, Aptos, CA
Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center, Espanola, NM
Las Tejedoras Fiber Arts Guild, Santa Fe, NM
Intermountain Weavers Conference, Durango, CO
Handweavers of the Central Valley, Exeter, CA
Fiber Circle Studio, Petaluma, CA
The Golden Fleece, Santa Cruz, CA
Yarns by the Sea, Aptos, CA
Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center, Espanola, NM
Las Tejedoras Fiber Arts Guild, Santa Fe, NM
Intermountain Weavers Conference, Durango, CO
Handweavers of the Central Valley, Exeter, CA
Fiber Circle Studio, Petaluma, CA
Fiber Arts on 4th, Los Ranchos, NM
Testimonials:
"I was program chair for our weaving guild a few years ago, and we scheduled a presentation and workshop with Annie. It was one of the most popular programs of the year, and even people with very little weaving experience made lovely inkle bands during the workshop. Annie makes her workshops learning, community building, and fun experiences. Seeing her amazing collection of bands is so inspiring, and so is watching her hands at work. She takes obvious pleasure in sharing her skills and passion for inkle weaving, and does it very well. Feel free to email me if you want to hear more about our experience with Annie's teaching, twopettits@yahoo.com"
Ann Pettit, Program Chair, Carmel Crafts Guild
Testimonials:
"I was program chair for our weaving guild a few years ago, and we scheduled a presentation and workshop with Annie. It was one of the most popular programs of the year, and even people with very little weaving experience made lovely inkle bands during the workshop. Annie makes her workshops learning, community building, and fun experiences. Seeing her amazing collection of bands is so inspiring, and so is watching her hands at work. She takes obvious pleasure in sharing her skills and passion for inkle weaving, and does it very well. Feel free to email me if you want to hear more about our experience with Annie's teaching, twopettits@yahoo.com"
Ann Pettit, Program Chair, Carmel Crafts Guild
"Annie MacHale is an excellent teacher. Her love of inkle weaving, gentle teaching style and supportive approach lets her students shine. I highly recommend Annie as an instructor. You will count your day with her as a highlight of your year."
Mary Brown, President, Carmel Crafts Guild
Mary Brown, President, Carmel Crafts Guild
"Annie is a gifted weaver and a most generous teacher. I will be forever grateful to her for introducing me to the inkle loom. If you are at all curious - and have the opportunity - take her class. You will not be disappointed, and you might find yourself inspired to continue on and on! Weaving can be addictive, but it's really good for the brain!" Kathy Sinnott
