This Chilkat weaving class began Monday, August 16th with 14 students. This is the largest class I’ve ever taught, only because I have an assistant, my own daughter, Lily Hudson. Teaching a class with my special assistant is sooo nice – I’m able to relax more each time I make my rounds with each student and I like that Lily’s knowledge of Chilkat weaving is increasing as well. She is a fine teacher.
This class is unique in that there are four mothers with their four daughters whose ages are 6, 9, 13 and 16. Before this class, I’ve only taught 2 children under the age of 16 (and I have discovered that teaching children is much easier than teaching adults!).
When Chilkat weaver, Shgen George and her daughter Gaby returned recently from their year in Japan, they brought beautiful cloths as a gift to each student in this Chilkat weaving class! These cloths are to cover our weavings.
My Chilkat weaving teacher, Jennie Thlunaut from Klukwan, had many tricks-of-the-trade including her convenient “warp board” – the device that measures consistent lengths of a weaver’s warp. Each student was given their warp board. Using pre-cut cardboard cut to the proper length of the weaving, they wrapped their warp, cut one end, and “dressed” their looms!
Lily and I invited Ricky Tagaban to come to class and be our assistant-to-the-assist teacher – he’s just plain fun to have around, let along a pretty dang good weaver for a beginner!
Students in this class are: Gabrielle and Shgen George, Michelle and Michaela Martin, Charlene and Amber Baker, Atricia and Leandra Makaily, Jessica Isturis, Crystal Rogers, Davina Barril, Debra O’Gara, Marsha Hotch, Lorraine DeAsis and Jackie Kookesh. The class is for two weeks ending on Sunday, August 29th.
Thank you so much for doing this class. I am already inpatient to get through the work day so that I can get to class to do more weaving. Wish we could all go away somewhere for two weeks and just weave.
See you tonigh.
What a wonderful class. Seeing everyone learning and sharing makes my heart warm. I wish I was there with all of you.