Ruthie’s wishes that we had capacity for everyone who wants to weave with us. But in the interim, or if a different structure (eg workshops or online) works better for you, we want to support your weaving. Here are other weaving instruction resources in the area that we know about.
OPTIONS FOR WEAVING IN THE OREGON/ SW WASHINGTON AREA:
- Portland Handweavers Guild has classes, including Ruth Dubritz Legacy Project – which has a 3-day, beginning floor loom weaving workshop held at Ruthie’s Weaving Studio. See the Handweavers website: https://portlandhandweaversguild.org/education/
- Eugene Textile Center offers workshops and classes in floor loom weaving (among other things): https://www.eugenetextilecenter.com/classes
- Multnomah Arts Center: https://www.multnomahartscenter.org/programs/ – floor loom weaving, by 10-week terms
- Fiber Rhythm (Portland) offers Rigid Heddle weaving classes – a good and affordable way to get started on weaving: https://shop.fiberrhythm.com/collections/all-classes
- Wildcraft: https://wildcraftstudioschool.com/textiles/ – they offer rigid heddle classes
- Willamette Heritage Center (Salem): https://www.willametteheritage.org/classes-workshops/ – nonprofit has floor loom weaving studio and museum