Want to know what kind of different, fun things you can do with fiber arts? Set aside a Saturday afternoon (1-3pm) and let our talented fiber artists teach you a new, fun craft. If you have questions, call us at 979-822-5684 or email weavebrazos@gmail.com. Register and pay online for upcoming Play Days here.
1st Saturday of the Month: Weaving Wisdom
Open house! A chance for weavers to come and discuss what they are working on, successes, problems, questions etc.
2nd & 4th Saturday of the Month: Play Days
Come and play, ask questions, hang out with like minded people. Activities on a Play Day vary, and it is make it and take it with you (see below or our calendar). Donation $10.00 per student. Open for young and old, from 1-3pm. Register here
- April 27, 2024, Fiber Preparation, Ages 12 and up, Laurie Schlitter
- May 11, 2024, Kumihimo, Ages 7 and up, Mary Van Duzer
- May 25, 2024, Temari Balls, Ages 10 and up, Kay McWilliams
- June 8, 2024, Custom Wire Jewelry, Ages 12 and up, Helen Dewolf
- June 15, 2024, Coiled Coasters, Ages 12 and up, Kay McWilliams
- July 13, 2024, Wet Felted Dryer Balls, Helen Dewolf
- July 27, 2024, Needle felting, Allison Hawkins
- August 10, 2024, Hand-made Paper, Helen Dewolf & Donna Hajash
- August 24, 2024, Color Blending, Ages 10 and up, Laurie Schlitter
3rd Saturday of the Month: Spinning a Yarn
Spinners encouraged to come to the shop with their wheels or spindles and enjoy the company of other spinners.
Here are some of our past Play Day activities
Custom Wire Jewelry
In the space of two hours, make a pair of totally unique earrings! Your friends will want the know where you found them and you can say “I know the jeweler!”
Felted masks
Instead of a mask from the party store that looks like all the rest, we will make a felted mask that is a custom fit, soft to the touch and unique to you. Playing with fiber and your imagination are the two best things to do on a Saturday afternoon!
Dragon Boats Ornaments
A handmade ornament is something you can cherish for a lifetime. These ornaments are not only very pretty but fun to make. Bring the whole family to produce the special memories that these ornaments will bring to mind.
Arm Knitting
Here is something that will instill laughter and a large scale knitted item that you can take home with yourself wrapped up in your knitting!
Embellished Note Cards
Have you ever settled on a card for an occasion that was close but not quite ideal. Here is your chance to make the perfect card for your next special event. We will take an ordinary note card and give it the personal touch that makes it special. (Instructor: Helen Dewolf)
Nålebinding
Nålebinding (with Laurie Schlitter) – This is an ancient Scandinavian textile technique of creating flexible fabric with loops of yarn and a blunt needle.
Painted fabric/bookmark
You choose the fabric and the paints and pens and we will decorate a unique bookmark for your favorite reader. This could be someone who truly appreciates the old-fashioned joy of having a book in your hand or for a new reader who is just starting on a lifetime’s adventure of reading.
Dorset Buttons
A Dorset button is made by stitching and weaving thread onto a button-sized ring. The thread used can match the garment to which the button will be attached – to become almost invisible. The thread can be an accent color for the button on a garment. Or the thread can set the button apart by using specialized yarns or colors and become an embellishment for a garment. The choice is yours! It is time to have fun. In a single Play Day, you can finish 2 or 3 small buttons or one large accent button. (Instructor: Helen Dewolf)
Drop spindle spinning
Have you thought you would like to learn to spin yarn but don’t own a spinning wheel? This is your chance to start with the basics. Instructor Laurie Schlitter will guide you through the process and in no time you will be producing yarn that your friends will envy.
Tiny tapestry
This workshop introduces the beginning weaver to weaving basics, shapes, color and texture to make a coaster or even a small wall hanging. You will start with a pre-warped tiny loom and get a chance to weave in only minutes. (Instructor: Helen Dewolf & Laurie Schlitter)
Coiled Coasters
Kay will introduce you to a practical and creative skill that results in a handcrafted coaster you can use everyday under your Iced-Tea glass.This activity is wonderful because it is the first step in the adventure of making coiled baskets. (Instructor: Kay McWilliams)
Penny Pocket weaving
Weave a small “purse” in an afternoon. You will get a feel for weaving on a very small loom and take home a finished pocket for a special keepsake. This workshop is something almost any age group (from 6 to 96) can do. (Instructors: Vicki Anders, Helen Dewolf, Kay McWilliams)
Wet felted Flowers
This is your chance to make a custom flower pin for your Mom, Grandmother or best friend. In the space of just an afternoon you can learn to wetfelt colorful wool and exotic fibers into fantastical flowers to adorn a collar, a hat or even a purse. (Instructor Helen Dewolf)
Kumihimo
This ancient Japanese Braiding technique is a skill you can use to produce a multitude of practical and pretty cords, shoelaces, friendship bracelets, lanyards for IDs, and necklaces. This activity is is great for almost all ages. (Instructors: Dawn Merker, Vicki Anders, Toni Wilson)
Off Loom Weaving
This could be the beginning of your Hallowe’en decorating. We will take a branch or two and with some yarn we will weave an interesting and maybe spooky hanging to take home.
Blue Jean Seams
We have all heard of using the denim from jeans to make bags, vests or other garments. Kay has a great way to recycle/use those cast off seams to produce cool woven table toppers and coasters. (Instructor Kay McWilliams)
Wet felted Soaps
Helen will lead you through the clean and slightly messy joy of felting wool and other fibers onto bars of soap. You will be able to take it home with you and you can continue to felt it as you use it as you bathe or shower. (Instructor: Helen Dewolf)