General Workshop Details
The cost of workshops for 2023 is $80.00 per day with any Materials Fee to the instructor extra. Non-Las Arañas members will be charged an additional $35.00. This will cover membership dues if they care to join.
A Guild member usually houses the workshop instructor. This person provides breakfast and lunch for the instructor and possibly dinner the night before the workshop—the Guild covers the cost of dinners during the workshop. For this service, the person housing the instructor receives the workshop at half price (plus any materials fee).
Workshops generally start between 9-10 and end from 4-5.
*The Jodie Aves Scholarship was formed by the family and friends of the late, long-time and very active member of Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers Guild. Jodie was an avid spinner, dyer, knitter and general fiber enthusiast who readily and enthusiastically shared her knowledge and skills with her fellow guild members. In loving memory of her dedication to promoting education in the fiber arts, this Scholarship has been established to benefit the members of Las Arañas.
This Scholarship Fund is used specifically for Guild members who have signed up for a Guild sponsored workshop. The recipient of the scholarship will be chosen by lottery from those who have signed up for and paid for the workshop. The whole amount of the workshop fee (not including any materials fee) will be paid from this scholarship fund. A member of the Board of Directors or Executive Committee will draw the name of the workshop attendee and his/her workshop fee will be paid from this fund. Anyone receiving a scholarship will not be eligible to receive another one for three years from the date of the scholarship granted.
A Guild member usually houses the workshop instructor. This person provides breakfast and lunch for the instructor and possibly dinner the night before the workshop—the Guild covers the cost of dinners during the workshop. For this service, the person housing the instructor receives the workshop at half price (plus any materials fee).
Workshops generally start between 9-10 and end from 4-5.
*The Jodie Aves Scholarship was formed by the family and friends of the late, long-time and very active member of Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers Guild. Jodie was an avid spinner, dyer, knitter and general fiber enthusiast who readily and enthusiastically shared her knowledge and skills with her fellow guild members. In loving memory of her dedication to promoting education in the fiber arts, this Scholarship has been established to benefit the members of Las Arañas.
This Scholarship Fund is used specifically for Guild members who have signed up for a Guild sponsored workshop. The recipient of the scholarship will be chosen by lottery from those who have signed up for and paid for the workshop. The whole amount of the workshop fee (not including any materials fee) will be paid from this scholarship fund. A member of the Board of Directors or Executive Committee will draw the name of the workshop attendee and his/her workshop fee will be paid from this fund. Anyone receiving a scholarship will not be eligible to receive another one for three years from the date of the scholarship granted.
Upcoming Las Aranas Guild Workshops
Ikat wrapped yarns, when dipped in vats of saturated dye, instantly become timeless, immersed in an ancient partnership between tradition, design, and color.
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Ikat: Notes from the FieldIkat Guild Lecture followed by Q & A
with Mary Zicafoose This presentation from the Ikat Guild is a compelling and lavish textile travelogue stopping at the major ikat producing centers around the world.
The talk highlights the unique and culturally distinct ikat cloth produced over the ages as well as introducing the signature style of several notable contemporary American ikat artists. Mary shares many images of her studio, process, and weaving and speaks about her lifetime work in ikat. |
About Mary Zicafoose: Nebraska artist Mary Zicafoose is well known for her work in weft ikat, a complex resist-dye weaving process. Her ikat tapestries have been represented in the International Triennial of Tapestry, Lodz, Poland; Museo de Textil, Oaxaca, Mexico; China National Silk Museum, Hangzhou and the collections of over two dozen United States Embassy’s abroad. Her education includes a BFA from St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN, with graduate studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Nebraska. A three-time USA Artist Fellowship nominee, Zicafoose is co-director emeritus of the American Tapestry Alliance. Extensive exhibition, teaching, mentoring and lecture venues include the de Young Museum, San Francisco, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN and universities, conferences, Guilds, and textile programs worldwide. She is the author of Ikat: The Essential Guide to Weaving Resist Dyed Cloth published by Penguin Random House.
You can visit Mary's website at www.maryzicafoose.com
You can visit Mary's website at www.maryzicafoose.com
DATES: Las Aranas presents Notes From the Field in three sessions:
Wednesday, November 15 Guild meeting. 9:30 a.m. The guild meeting begins at 9:30 AM. The presentation begins at 11:00 a.m.
Thursday and Friday, November 16 and 17 9:00 AM - 4 PM. Two full days of "The Shifted Warp Ikat Scarf" with an hour for lunch. Participants are responsible for bringing their own lunch.
Saturday, November 18 10:00 AM - 2:00 pm. Half-day final class session.
LOCATION: South Valley Multipurpose Senior Center
FEES: The cost of the workshop is $200.00 payable to Las Arañas plus a $20.00 materials fee to be paid to Mary Zicafoose. A $25.00 deposit, which will be credited toward the workshop fee, is required with registration.
REGISTER with Shar Marquez at sharmarquez14@gmail.com and send a $25.00 deposit to her at:
P. O. Box 3452, Los Lunas, NM 87031.
Shar will email you a handout: Shifted Warp Ikat Workshop Description.
Wednesday, November 15 Guild meeting. 9:30 a.m. The guild meeting begins at 9:30 AM. The presentation begins at 11:00 a.m.
Thursday and Friday, November 16 and 17 9:00 AM - 4 PM. Two full days of "The Shifted Warp Ikat Scarf" with an hour for lunch. Participants are responsible for bringing their own lunch.
Saturday, November 18 10:00 AM - 2:00 pm. Half-day final class session.
LOCATION: South Valley Multipurpose Senior Center
FEES: The cost of the workshop is $200.00 payable to Las Arañas plus a $20.00 materials fee to be paid to Mary Zicafoose. A $25.00 deposit, which will be credited toward the workshop fee, is required with registration.
REGISTER with Shar Marquez at sharmarquez14@gmail.com and send a $25.00 deposit to her at:
P. O. Box 3452, Los Lunas, NM 87031.
Shar will email you a handout: Shifted Warp Ikat Workshop Description.
Past Workshop Highlights
Kathy Hattori
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Jacey Boggs Faulkner
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TOm Knisely
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Local Classes
Members of Las Aranas teach several classes. Contact the Fiber Artist directly for information about their class schedule and private lessons.
Beginning Weaving Classes
with MYRA CHANG THOMPSON
In this class students learn to calculate a warp, wind the warp and dress the loom using a multi shaft table loom. This class is designed for students with little or no experience weaving.
DATES: Tuesdays September 19, 26 October 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2023
TIMES: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please bring your lunch and a beverage
LOCATION: South Valley Multi-Purpose Senior Center, 2008 Larrazolo Rd. S. W.
FEE: $480 includes tax, equipment and materials, handouts and incidentals.
To be paid by check to:
In this class students learn to calculate a warp, wind the warp and dress the loom using a multi shaft table loom. This class is designed for students with little or no experience weaving.
DATES: Tuesdays September 19, 26 October 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2023
TIMES: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please bring your lunch and a beverage
LOCATION: South Valley Multi-Purpose Senior Center, 2008 Larrazolo Rd. S. W.
FEE: $480 includes tax, equipment and materials, handouts and incidentals.
To be paid by check to:
Myra Chang Thompson
35 CutTree Lane Belen, NM 87002
35 CutTree Lane Belen, NM 87002
CONTACT: myrachangt@gmail.com