Ruthie’s Weaving Studio is a 501(c)3, member organization for teaching handweaving, primarily on floor looms.
At Ruthie’s Weaving Studio, you will find:
- Instructors – There’s always an instructor and/or teaching assistant on duty during studio open hours. Collectively they have decades of weaving experience and can help with project design and getting past errors.
- Weaving/Loom Advice – willing to work with you on your own home loom problems and issues.
- 1 on 1 Instruction – Individual instruction for all levels, beginner thru advanced.
- Looms – A large variety of looms to learn on, including many 4 and 8 shaft floor looms (mostly Bergman and Schacht looms) a shaft-switching Harrisville rug loom, 4 shaft counterbalance looms, jack and countermarche looms, 16 and 32 shaft computer dobby looms, a single unit draw loom…and more!
- Equipment – All types of equipment available for studio use (raddles, warping boards and mills, different types of shuttles, temples, bobbin winders, swifts, etc).
- Library – Includes MANY reference books and magazines. One of the best weaving libraries anywhere in the Portland area!
- Yarns – available for sale include 8/2 cotton, carpet warp, and others.
- Supportive, friendly atmosphere including weavers with all levels of experience.