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Eugene Textile Center

Monthly Newsletter

August, 2021

It's Fair Season!

Deadlines are fast approaching for entries into the Oregon State Fair -- and probably many other states as well!

Submitting to fairs helps to bring public awareness to our crafts, something, and sometimes puts a little money in your pocket.

If you've never submitted to a fair before, make this the year! You can submit to the Oregon State Fair here.

We are currently open during our regular business hours (Mon-Sat, 10-5:30) and only request that you please wear a mask while visiting.

Mega Megado Sale

10% Off ANY Louet Megado

Sale only lasts through the month of August, so don't put it off too long

These looms will have to be built just for you, so there will likely be a wait.

Check out the options on our site

You must CALL us in order to get this deal! | 541-688-1565

Upcoming Classes & Workshops

Next Weekend! Stitch Resist Shibori

With Barbara Setsu Pickett: Sat & Sun, Aug 14 & 15

Take a deep dive into Stitch Resist Shibori with this intermediate 2-day workshop. Stitch and dye using traditional techniques such as wood grain (mokume), chevron stripes (maki nui), double lines (ori nui) and filled double lines (shippo) patterns

Experiments in Local Color

With Cheshire Mayrsohn: Sun, Sep 19

Explore natural dyes from local dye plants. We will use locally collected berries, flowers, roots, and leaves, both wild and cultivated, to create color. We will play with different mordants and pH levels to create a variety of colors and hues from each plant. You will go home with yarn samples and dye recipes for each plant, collecting, and identification information.

Learn to Weave on the Rigid Heddle loom

With Susannah Day: Wed, Sept 1st OR Sat, Nov 13th

Rigid heddle looms are portable, versatile, and fairly inexpensive. Warping is fast and weaving can happen anywhere. Learn the basics of setting up and weaving on a rigid heddle loom, you can take it from there!

Just need a loom warping reminder? Take our one-on-one warping refresher course.

Just Added! Intro to Spindle Spinning

With Beki Ries-Montgomery: Sat, Sep 4

Game to try something twisted? Learn to make yarn the old-fashioned way with a drop spindle. No prior spinning experience is necessary. We'll learn and practice the skills to transform wool into yarn without fear of dropping the spindle. From there we'll cover spindle plying and finishing your first skein of spindle-spun yarn.

New Products

Heddle Clips are Back!

These clips keep your heddles at bay while weaving or threading. We are happy to say that we will have these in stock for a loooooong time to come!

$1.50 for a set of 8

The Weaving Handbook

By Åsa Pärson & Amica Sundström

This newly published book is an informative, and beautiful, look at hand weaving. It covers weaving tools, yarns, warping, weaving theory (drafts and weave structures), weaving techniques, and about 2 dozen weaving projects.

This book is perfect for those who enjoy a minimalist Scandinavian aesthetic. It is full of beautifully simple cloth that shows off just how much you can achieve with less.

Order your own copy - it's in stock!