Whats Happening at Baker Allegan Studios?
| Date | Time | Event |
| 1-8 to 2-18 | 7 to 9 pm | Drawing Lessons with Wendy Seelhoff, studio 4 |
| 4-15 to 5-27 | 7 to 9 pm | Beginning Drawing Students and Experienced Artisans wishing to brush-up on Basic Drawing Skills $100 plus supplies. Meets Thursday Nights with Wendy Seelhoff in Studio 4. Call Wendy at (269) 838-2431 or eMail; wendysworksof.art@gmail.com |
| Date | Time | Event |
| March 18th and 19th | 6:00 to 9:00 | Joy of Weaving; Two consecutive evenings, three hours each, all materials included. Subjects covered in class; * The anatomy of the loom * Types of Looms * Weaving terminology * Winding Shuttles * Selvages * Draft Reading * Weaving!!! This is an introductory class into the art of weaving, where an interested person may experience the fun and creativity of this ancient and often taken for granted Art. Students will enjoy two fun and exciting evenings of weaving on our 2, 4, 8 and 16 harness studio looms. They will learn the basic functions and parts of the looms and the advantages and dis-advantages of the several different styles of looms. Warping will NOT be taught in this class. A brief discussion of Draft Reading will be included to gain an understanding of pattern set-up. Each student will take home their samples. |
| March 29th | 9:30am to Finish | Loom Warping; 1 day long class, Lunch provided; Some of the subjects covered in the class; * Planning the project * Equipment needed * The Sett * Yarn Calculations * The Warping Board * Sectional Beam * Threading the Heddles * Winding on the Warp * Tricks for correcting errors Students will learn the process of Dressing and Warping the loom "Front to Back". The class will be taught on our studio looms. Two styles of looms will be covered, the "Plain Beam" and the "Sectional Beam". |