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MAWS - Montana Association of Weavers and Spinners
WORKSHOPS
DATE | TIME | EVENT | INSTRUCTOR | DAYS | TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TUESDAY JUNE 16 | PRE-CONFERENCE 2 1/2 DAYS | ||||
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | The Straight 8 | TOM KNISELY | 2 1/2 | W | |
WEDNESDAY JUNE 17 | PRE-CONFERENCE 2 DAYS | ||||
9:00 am - 4:30 pm | Diagonal Twill Basics | ANNETTA KRAAYEVELD | 2 | B | |
Blend & Spin with Wild Silk | HEAVENLY BRESSER | 2 | S | ||
Pattern Logic: Ms & Os | SUZI BALLENGER | 2 | W | ||
THURSDAY JUNE 18 | PRE-CONFERENCE 1 DAY | ||||
9:00 am - 4:30 pm | Wheel Maintenance & Beginning Spinning | MARY BACKSTROM | 1 | S | |
Introduction to Experiences in Weaving | MOLLY MCKINNON | 1 | W | ||
5:00 pm -7:00 pm | Spin-In - Meet your Instructors and Vendors | HOSTED by ALPINE | |||
FRIDAY, JUNE 19 | CONFERENCE | ||||
9:00 am - 4:30 pm | Swedish Art Weaves - Dukagang & Rollakan | JOANNE HALL | 1 | W | |
Weaving with Clasped Weft | TOM KNISELY | 1 | W | ||
Elevate Plain Weave with Warp Pickup | DAWN AHLERT | 1 | W | ||
Blending Board: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly | HEAVENLY BRESSER | 1 | S | ||
Lace Knitting | DENISE JACKSON | 1 | K | ||
Indigo Shibori for Sakiori (Offsite - Hamilton) | MELISSA ARNOLD | 1 | D | ||
9:00 am-12:00 noon | Using Color to Create Pattern with Turned Taquete | SUZI BALLENGER | 1/2 | W | |
Continuous Strand Weaving | CINDY KNISELY | 1/2 | W | ||
Fiber Prep | SYLVIA SMITH | 1/2 | S | ||
Paper Japanese Leaf Scoop | ANNETTA KRAAYEVELD | 1/2 | B | ||
Felting a Shawl Pin | JUDITH COLVIN | 1/2 | Felt | ||
FRIDAY LUNCH | LIVING TREASURES | ||||
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Renegade Treadlings | SUZI BALLENGER | 1/2 | W | |
Sprang | KAREN GRIFFING | 1/2 | W | ||
Spinning Fun Yarns | SYLVIA SMITH | 1/2 | S | ||
Buttons and Beads | ANNETTE SCHIPF | 1/2 | WK | ||
Magic Folded Pouch | ANNETTA KRAAYEVELD | 1/2 | B | ||
Hands-on Bateman | COMMITTEE | 1/2 | W | ||
5:00 pm -7:00 pm | Downtown Galleries - Fiber Art Tour | BONNIE TARSES | |||
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Spin-In with the Vendors | HOSTED by ALPINE | |||
SATURDAY, JUNE 20 | CONFERENCE | ||||
9:00 am - 4:30 pm | Swedish Art Weaves - 5 Swedish Weaves | JOANNE HALL | 1 | W | |
Krokbragd or Summer & Winter Basket | ANNETTE SCHIPF | 1 | W | ||
Taniko - Weft Twining Inspired by Indigenous People | DAWN AHLERT | 1 | W | ||
Learning to Weave on a Rigid Heddle Loom | BARBARA FRENCH | 1 | W | ||
Papyrus-Paper Business Card Basket | ANNETTA KRAAYEVELD | 1 | B | ||
Felting a Necklace/Collar | JUDITH COLVIN | 1 | Felt | ||
Indigo Shibori for Sakiori (Offsite - Hamilton) | MELISSA ARNOLD | 1 | D | ||
9:00 am-12:00 noon | Finishing Techniques | TOM KNISELY | 1/2 | W | |
Kami-ito: Making Yarn from Paper | SUZI BALLENGER | 1/2 | S | ||
Slow to Quick: Ease Your Way into Longdraw | HEAVENLY BRESSER | 1/2 | S | ||
Double Knitting | LARIE SMOYER | 1/2 | K | ||
Colorwork Knitting - Stranded, Mosaic, Double | DENISE JACKSON | 1/2 | K | ||
SATURDAY LUNCH | Inspiration from the Montana Bateman Collection | RAPHAEL CHACON | |||
66 Years of Weaving, but Who's Counting? | BONNIE TARSES | ||||
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Finishing Techniques | TOM KNISELY | 1/2 | W | |
Transforming Tools & Weaving Wonders | SUZI BALLENGER | 1/2 | W | ||
Intermediate Spinning Techniques | SYLVIA SMITH | 1/2 | S | ||
Think Outside the Braid | HEAVENLY BESSER | 1/2 | S | ||
Techniques in Knitting - Trapping Colors/Steeking | DENISE JACKSON | 1/2 | K | ||
Hands-on Bateman | COMMITTEE | 1/2 | W | ||
SATURDAY EVENING | |||||
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Bateman Museum Exhibition | ||||
SUNDAY, JUNE 21 | CONFERENCE | ||||
9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Breakfast & Business Meeting | ||||
Fashion Show | |||||
Notes from the Fell | TOM KNISELY |
2026 MAWS PRE-CONFERENCE & CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

MAWS 2026 Conference
June 16-21
Missoula, Montana
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