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Description
Taught by Sari Monroy Solís
Sunday, October 19th from 11am - 4:30pm
With 30 minute lunch break
Intermediate Weaving and How to Build Your Practice:
Learn to build a backstrap weaving practice that fits your life. This event is for students
who have previously learned to weave on the backstrap loom with Sari and want to go deeper and solidify their weaving skills. We will learn more advanced design techniques, learn to source tools and threads, learn what books have the best designs and theory, and begin studying the theory of loom building (with a demonstration of the process).
In this class, we will review motif techniques and begin using intermediate techniques
such as multiple-color combos and intricate geometry designs, depending on the level
of each student.
Participants can choose their focus between:
a) going deeply into geometric techniques (which use pepenado sticks) or
b) focusing on pick-up brocade (used for flora & fauna designs).
Using grid paper (provided) and your loom, we will learn to transfer design ideas into
real-life woven designs. Students will leave with a small journal with materials on all
topics, including loom building.
Materials Included: There will be no materials fee if you bring your loom. If needed, a
new loom is available for purchase during registration. A packet with grid paperfor your design work is included.
What to bring: Your preferred pen/pencil and notebook (optional), a cushion for your
chair (if desired), lunch, personal snacks, a water bottle and other beverages (it can get warm), and your reading glasses, should you need them.
There is a limited number of spaces in this class, and the studio would like to
prioritize students who took the June beginner weaving class with Sari and
students who were in the October 18 beginner weaving class at Sooki Studio.
Instructor
Sari Monroy Solís is a Mayan fiber artist and backstrap loom weaver living in the Bay Area (Ohlone Lands). The backstrap loom called to Sari ever since she was a child, and she saw the loom her father brought with him when he migrated from Guatemala. Sari first learned to weave from elders in her father's Mayan community in Guatemala. Working with the loom inspired Sari to research ancestral Indigenous fibers, dyes, and weaving techniques throughout Mexico, Guatemala, and the Andes. She teaches fiber arts, natural dyes, and botanical/fungi paint-making with the blessing of her teachers and elders.
Sari enjoys restoring old güipiles and documenting their stories and intricate motifs. When she is not in California, Sari spends time in Mexico and Guatemala with her family and elders. In addition to fiber arts, Sari studies plant medicine. You can follow her as she continues to document ancestral traditions on IG: @theblueweaver
Dress in comfortable clothing you don't mind getting a little messy. All materials we use will not stain.
We’ve got all the tools and materials covered—just bring a notebook, some water, and any favorite clay tools you can’t live without.
We’ll have all the basics ready—tools, materials, water, tea, coffee, and a few light snacks to keep you going.
Experience levels vary from workshop to workshop—peek at the description to see if it’s the right fit, or reach out and we’ll point you in the right direction.
Yes! The studio is dog friendly. Visit Sooki Supply for a dog treat :)
Masks are required for all workshops to help keep our space safer and more accessible. You're welcome to work outside mask-free—just pop one on when coming in and out of the studio.
We bisque fire to cone 06 and glaze fire to cone 5.
Yes! You can learn more here.
No problem—you can keep working during Open Studio time after the workshop has finished. Learn more here.
It depends on the workshop—we’ll note when they’re family-friendly. You're always welcome to bring your child along.
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