hartford artisans
weaving center
2025 Summer
Weaving
Workshops!
Images from 2 of the 7 workshops we are offering! Samples from the Diversified Plain Weave Workshop, Weaving during the Tapestry Weaver's Toolkit Workshop.
Registration is Open!
From beginner to advanced, our weaving workshops are fantastic ways to learn something new
or increase your skills in a creative, friendly environment with talented instructors. Proceeds from our classes support our artisan program which teaches weaving to people who are visually impaired or blind as well as people 55 years and older.
Click on the button below each workshop to read a full description and to register
All registration is through this website, we do not accept mailed in registrations or registration in advance. All of our workshops are suitable for people 16+ years old.​
Floor Loom Fundamentals: A 3 Day Workshop with Sally Mullen
Skill Level: Perfect if you have never woven before or are a beginner level weaver
Instructor: Sally Mullen
Location: Hartford Artisans Weaving Center, 42 Woodland Street Hartford
Fee: $350, payable by check or credit, includes all supplies
Time: 10:00am-4:00pm with a break for lunch
Choose 1 session:
Session 1 Dates: June 23, 24, 25, 2025 SOLD OUT
Session 2 Dates: July 18, 19, 20, 2025
"Make and Take" a Woven Wall Hanging on a Rigid Heddle Loom:
A 1 Day Workshop with Roberta Collins
Skill Level: Perfect if you have never woven before or are a weaver who would like to try this playful approach!
Instructor: Roberta Collins
Location: Hartford Artisans Weaving Center, 42 Woodland Street Hartford
Fee: $125, payable by check or credit, includes all supplies
Date: Saturday July 19, 2025
Time: 9:30am-2:30pm
Beginner Basket Weaving: A 1 Day Workshop with Nancy Kalos SOLD OUT
Skill Level: Perfect if you have never woven before
Instructor: Nancy Kalos
Location: Hartford Artisans Weaving Center, 42 Woodland Street Hartford
Fee: $80, payable by check or credit, includes all supplies
Date: Friday July 25, 2025
Time: 9:30am-2:00pm with a break for lunch
Beyond Beginner Weaving: A 5 Day Round-Robin Workshop SOLD OUT
Skill Level: Completion of at least a beginner floor loom class. Also great for experienced weavers who would like to explore structures and create samples for their own reference
Instructors: Sally Mullen and Shari Diamond
Location: Hartford Artisans Weaving Center, 42 Woodland Street Hartford
Fee: $365 payable by check or credit, includes all fiber
Date: July 28, 29, 30, 31 and August 1, 2025
Time: 10:00am-4:00pm with a break for lunch
Introduction to WeavePoint: A 1 Day Workshop with Tara Patrina
Skill Level: This Workshop is perfect if you are an Intermediate to Advanced level floor loom weaver with multi-shaft weaving experience and understanding of basic weave structures.
Instructor: Tara Patrina
Location: Hartford Artisans Weaving Center, 42 Woodland Street Hartford
Fee: $125, payable by check or credit
Date: Tuesday August 5, 2025
Time: 9:30am-2:00pm with a break for lunch
Note: A laptop computer is highly recommended for this workshop
An Exploration of Diversified Plain Weave: A 3 Day Round-Robin Workshop with Vila Cox
Information and Skill Level: Diversified plain weave is not actually plain weave. It's a structure that employs a thicker pattern thread surrounded by thinner tie down threads. This allows for complicated twill based patterns that in traditional twill would produce long floats and render an unusable end product. One threading with many different tie ups can produce many different patterns. This Workshop is perfect for Advanced Beginner to Advanced level floor loom weavers who would like to create a series of samples through the exploration of this structure.
Instructor: Vila Cox
Location: Hartford Artisans Weaving Center, 42 Woodland Street Hartford
Fee: Varies depending on registration options click to read full details, payable by check or credit
Date: August 22, 23, 24, 2025
Time: 9:30am-4:30pm with a break for lunch
​​A Tapestry Weaver's Toolkit: A 3 Day Workshop with Brenda Osborn SOLD OUT
Skill Level: This Beginner Tapestry Workshop is perfect if you have some weaving experience (does not need to be tapestry weaving experience)
Instructor: Brenda Osborn
Location: Hartford Artisans Weaving Center, 42 Woodland Street Hartford
Fee: $350 payable by check or credit.
Date: August 26, 27, 28, 2025
Time: 10:00am-4:00pm with a break for lunch
Note: A copper pipe frame loom (which is yours to keep) and some supplies are provided. Students should supply scissors, measuring tape, tapestry bobbins, wefts for weaving (any kind of wool appropriate for fabric weaving). ​​
Please Review Our Additional Registration Information and Refund Policy
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Check payment is due within 2 weeks of your registration to secure your spot.
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Students should be aware: Good manual dexterity is a necessity. Shoulder, elbow, and wrist movement are needed to wind a warp and dress a loom; floor loom weaving requires hip, knee, and foot movement. Weaving does involve repetitive motion; students may take breaks as needed.
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Our classrooms and studios are currently only accessible by a flight of stairs.
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Refund Policy and Class Cancellations:
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The Weaving Center reserves the right to cancel a class due to low enrollment. Should we do so, registered students will receive a full refund.
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For active classes cancelled due to weather or instructor illness, a make-up time will be scheduled.
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Registered Students: Please notify the Weaving Center as soon as possible if there is a need to cancel your registration.
- If there is a waiting list and the spot can be filled, a 3% processing fee will be deducted from the total refund if you have paid by credit. If you have paid by check and the spot can be filled, you will receive a full refund.
- If a spot cannot be filled, no refund will be offered. This includes absences due to unexpected events or personal circumstances such as illness.
- We do not offer credit towards another class.
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No-shows forfeit any refund and make-up classes (for instances other than weather related cancellations or instructor illness) are not offered.