IN PERSON WORKSHOP
Date: April 14, 2027
Instructor: Gretchen Romey-Tanzer
 
Workshop Description: 
Summer and Winter is an extremely versatile weave structure. The reversible nature of the fabric makes it a standard for kitchen towels and coverlets. Pleasing results can be developed with 4 shafts, though 8 shafts will give the weaver an almost unlimited design potential. It is usually a two-shuttle weave, one for the pattern weft and one for the ground weft. This workshop will focus on understanding and using block threading, tie-up variations (including skeleton tie-ups), and varied treadling sequences. Samples of other similar unit weave structures, such as Quigley, Bergman, and the Finnish Kuvikas structure will be on hand to share and understand. In the workshop we will be using graph paper and colored pencils to develop ideas that can be turned into working summer and winter drafts. Experimentation with color can lead to endless possibilities.
 
Students are requested to bring to class: 
Lined paper, graph paper, pencils, small ruler, and samples of Summer and Winter you have woven and want to share with the class.
 
Materials/Handouts Fee: $ 7.50
Attendee Limit: 15
 
Instructor Bio: 
Gretchen Romey-Tanzer has been a weaver since 1970. She holds a BFA from the School for American Craftsmen, (RIT, Rochester, NY) and an MFA from Indiana University, (Bloomington, IN). She studied weaving in Canada and Finland. She has been an exhibiting artist/weaver over 45 years. Her works are in the collection of the Boston Museum of Art, Racine Art Museum, Denver Art Museum and many private collections. Most recently Gretchen has shown her work at the Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington D.C., at the American Craft Council, Baltimore Craft Show, Baltimore MD, and at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA.
 
Gretchen runs the Tanzer Weaving Studio and Gallery in Brewster, MA, where she teaches weaving and sells her work.