Instructor: Samantha Bittman
Visiting Artist: Etta Sandry
Class Description:
Weave drafting is the pattern notation unique to weaving on a shaft-loom. In this three-session online class, participants build on what they learned in Introduction to Drafting as they are guided through a series of experimental exercises to generate their own weave drafts. This includes: creating your own Overshot draft from scratch using name drafting, generating an aperiodic draft with chance operations, and reverse engineering a weave draft from a drawdown. During the second session, the class will be joined by artist and educator, Etta Sandry, who will present on their experimental approach to weaving and drafting, followed by a Q & A. Basic instruction will be given on how to use the free online drafting software Treadl as well as Fiberworks, both as possible alternatives to drafting using pencil and graph paper. Participants are encouraged to download one or both in advance of the first session. Recordings are available upon request for those who are not able to make the scheduled classes.
Level: Advanced beginner / Intermediate
Visiting Artist Bio:
Etta Sandry is an artist, educator, and facilitator currently based in Boulder, Colorado. Rooted in weaving, her interdisciplinary work is situated in the expanded material practices field between craft, contemporary art, and creative research. In her studio work and research, she considers sample making as an experimental practice and a way of thinking through material. Etta has exhibited work in the United States and Canada and was the 2022 Experimental Weaver in Residence at the Unstable Design Lab at the University of Colorado, Boulder where they now conduct research as a PhD student. They have taught weaving and fiber classes at Concordia University and the Denver Art Museum and have worked as an organizer and administrator in numerous arts communities, including roles as a board member at the artist-run centre articule in Montreal and as a volunteer staff in ACRE Residency’s fiber studio in Wisconsin. Etta received an MFA in the Fibre & Material Practices program at Concordia University.
Instructor Bio:
Samantha Bittman is a visual artist and educator based in Kingston, NY. In her art practice, she works with weaving to generate patterned painting supports, graphic wallpapers, and tiled installations. She has taught at various institutions including Rhode Island School of Design, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Tyler School of Art, Penland, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Kent State University, and the Textile Arts Center in Brooklyn. In 2022, she founded Catskill Weaving School, an artist-run school that offers in-person and online weaving and weaving-related classes. She has participated in residency programs at the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, and Ox-Bow School of Art. In 2024, she received the Teaching Artist Cohort Award through the Center for Craft, and in 2012, she received the Artadia Award. She holds an MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design.
Images:
(1-2) Name Drafting, (3) Chance Operations Draft, (4) Etta Sandry, (5) Samantha Bittman
Cancellation Policy:
Please consider carefully before signing up for one of our classes or purchasing a class for another person. Due to the small class size for in-person workshops and the limited number of looms, each person makes an important contribution to the group dynamic and cancelling within short notice can make it difficult to fill your spot. If you do need to cancel, please be aware of our policies:
There are no refunds for class fees. However, if the cancellation is 30 or more days before the start of the workshop, you have the option of rescheduling for a different class free of charge. If the cancellation is fewer than 30 days from the start of the workshop, there is the option of rescheduling only if your spot is filled from the Waitlist or another person. You also have the option of transferring your class reservation to another person at any point. The closer the start date, the more difficult it can be to fill a spot from the Waitlist.
No refunds will be given on gift certificates. (Updated 04/24/2025)
Instructor: Samantha Bittman
Visiting Artist: Etta Sandry
Class Description:
Weave drafting is the pattern notation unique to weaving on a shaft-loom. In this three-session online class, participants build on what they learned in Introduction to Drafting as they are guided through a series of experimental exercises to generate their own weave drafts. This includes: creating your own Overshot draft from scratch using name drafting, generating an aperiodic draft with chance operations, and reverse engineering a weave draft from a drawdown. During the second session, the class will be joined by artist and educator, Etta Sandry, who will present on their experimental approach to weaving and drafting, followed by a Q & A. Basic instruction will be given on how to use the free online drafting software Treadl as well as Fiberworks, both as possible alternatives to drafting using pencil and graph paper. Participants are encouraged to download one or both in advance of the first session. Recordings are available upon request for those who are not able to make the scheduled classes.
Level: Advanced beginner / Intermediate
Visiting Artist Bio:
Etta Sandry is an artist, educator, and facilitator currently based in Boulder, Colorado. Rooted in weaving, her interdisciplinary work is situated in the expanded material practices field between craft, contemporary art, and creative research. In her studio work and research, she considers sample making as an experimental practice and a way of thinking through material. Etta has exhibited work in the United States and Canada and was the 2022 Experimental Weaver in Residence at the Unstable Design Lab at the University of Colorado, Boulder where they now conduct research as a PhD student. They have taught weaving and fiber classes at Concordia University and the Denver Art Museum and have worked as an organizer and administrator in numerous arts communities, including roles as a board member at the artist-run centre articule in Montreal and as a volunteer staff in ACRE Residency’s fiber studio in Wisconsin. Etta received an MFA in the Fibre & Material Practices program at Concordia University.
Instructor Bio:
Samantha Bittman is a visual artist and educator based in Kingston, NY. In her art practice, she works with weaving to generate patterned painting supports, graphic wallpapers, and tiled installations. She has taught at various institutions including Rhode Island School of Design, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Tyler School of Art, Penland, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Kent State University, and the Textile Arts Center in Brooklyn. In 2022, she founded Catskill Weaving School, an artist-run school that offers in-person and online weaving and weaving-related classes. She has participated in residency programs at the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, and Ox-Bow School of Art. In 2024, she received the Teaching Artist Cohort Award through the Center for Craft, and in 2012, she received the Artadia Award. She holds an MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design.
Images:
(1-2) Name Drafting, (3) Chance Operations Draft, (4) Etta Sandry, (5) Samantha Bittman
Cancellation Policy:
Please consider carefully before signing up for one of our classes or purchasing a class for another person. Due to the small class size for in-person workshops and the limited number of looms, each person makes an important contribution to the group dynamic and cancelling within short notice can make it difficult to fill your spot. If you do need to cancel, please be aware of our policies:
There are no refunds for class fees. However, if the cancellation is 30 or more days before the start of the workshop, you have the option of rescheduling for a different class free of charge. If the cancellation is fewer than 30 days from the start of the workshop, there is the option of rescheduling only if your spot is filled from the Waitlist or another person. You also have the option of transferring your class reservation to another person at any point. The closer the start date, the more difficult it can be to fill a spot from the Waitlist.
No refunds will be given on gift certificates. (Updated 04/24/2025)
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