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Read about one of Terry and Darby's experiences in the field:
How We Came to Teach Weaving at
The High School for Fashion
Industries in New York City
In January 2002 Kate Boulamaali, Assistant Principal
High School of Fashion Industries contacted the
New York Guild of Handweavers to find someone to evaluate a "big
loom" that had stood for years in one or her
classrooms... read more
Sophomore Class at
High School of Fashion Industries -2016
This year, our fifth, there was a change in the program...read more
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OUTREACH
Why outreach?
We work to
promote wider recognition of the role of
handweaving in everyday life -- in the
past, present and future. We're also
eager to share our enthusiasm for
handweaving with the community.
We have more than fifty
years weaving experience between
us, creating one-of-a-kind woven
scarves, shawls, ties, towels, napkins,
tablemats, runners, wall hangings, rugs
and even market bags woven from
recycled plastic bags. We also answer
calls for help from weavers who are
having problems with their looms.
What kinds of programs
do we offer?
Live demonstrations and hands-on
experiences are both effective ways to
convey the basic concepts behind
handweaving. We tailor our programs
to meet the needs of the audience. We
can bring floor looms, table looms,
spinning wheels, drop spindles, fleece,
and yarn as needed. The program can
include a demonstration of fleece
preparation, spinning and dying.
Demonstrations work best for large
gatherings. For smaller groups there
are options that give participants the
opportunity to weave with simple
equipment. For children, we like to
start with a "Penny Purse" woven on a
small cardboard loom that can be taken
home to use for additional projects.
Adults can begin with tablet (card)
weaving; this instruction can be adapted
for children ages ten and above. We
can demonstrate spinning yarn with
both drop spindles and spinning
wheels, and we can even start with
preparing a sheep's fleece for spinning.
Complete courses in weaving on a
four-shaft loom, running eight to ten
two-hour sessions, also are available.
Our previous work
We have held demonstrations at the
Museum of Arts & Design (formerly
the American Craft Museum) and the
Donnell Branch of the New York
Public Library (a children's program).
We have participated in festivals at
three of the sites of the Historic
House Trust of New York City:
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum in
upper Manhattan, King Manor
Museum in Jamaica, Queens,
and the Morris-Jumel Mansion in
upper Manhattan. We found and set
up the loom that now resides at
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum.
Fees
With rare exceptions, we do not charge
for our demonstrations and hands-on
activities.
However, we do charge for group and
private weaving lessons that are on-going.
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