Learn to use the compact, simple inkle loom to make a project. Inkle looms produce narrow strips or bands of warp-faced cloth or ribbon, handy for belts, headbands, bookmarks, etc. Class meets for 1-2 sessions, held at ATHM.
If Lucy Larcom Quilted:
Choose a template of a traditional quilt pattern available to mill girls while they worked in Lowell circa 1825-1850, and hand-piece a quilted project. Basic quilting instruction provided for beginners. Sew reproduction fabrics by hand. Patterns provided.
Children's Woven Wonders:
Using the fundamentals of weaving, learn an assortment of weaving patterns using strips of fabric, then transform your woven samples into a woven quilt. Each student will complete a small quilt featuring their woven pattern blocks.
American Textile History Museum
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