Weaving with ribbons, participants will create a small sample to learn the technique in this hands-on program. Finished samples can be used in greeting cards, or larger pieces can become book covers, placemats, runners, tote bags, or even garments such as vest fronts or jackets!

If you plan to participate, please reserve a kit in advance by emailing programs@jhwguild.org. The kit will contain 36 ribbons in 3 colors (a dark, a light, and a medium value), a multi-page illustrated handout, a sheet of isometric grid paper, and a plastic tool to assist with the interlacement. There will be no charge for the kit as we will be using donated materials. Kits will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Do not wait until the last minute to sign up for a kit if you plan to participate.

Essentials–What to Bring if You Plan to Participate: A piece of foam core or thick cardboard, at least 9" x 12"; 2-sided tape; Pins; Scissors; Work Lamp, Extension Cord, & Glasses for close-up work.

Additional Tools Participants May Find Helpful:

For the last step of triaxial interlacement, a long, thin, flat plastic tool will be provided, but participants might want to bring a selection of their own tools to see which works best. These items may include a skewer, a pin loom needle, a flathead screwdriver with long handle, tweezers, a thin pointed nail file, a coffee stirrer, a seam ripper, an elastic threader (narrowest width available), or a toothpick.

Resources:

Sally Shore Fiber Art; https://sallyshorefiberart.artspan.com/home

Tumbling Blocks Triaxial Paper Weaving (recommended by Vicky Everett); https://youtu.be/QOTU79ijTbU

About triaxial weaving and NASA applications (recommended by Eileen Scally); https://spinoff.nasa.gov/node/9519

The Mad Weave Book: An Ancient Form of Triaxial Basket Weaving by Shereen LaPlantz

LA Plantz Studio 1984, Dover Publications, 2016