Instructor & Type of Fiber Art: Other Weaving, Tapestry

Service Provider: Tools & Accessories Sales, Other Fiber Art Services

Business Description

Michelle Follett’s Textile Teachings, LLC

Michelle Follett is a teacher of textile arts. After finishing a career that included instructional

design for a software development company, Michelle pursued building her knowledge in

textile weaving in order to become a textile arts teacher. Michelle holds a Bachelor’s of

Science in Education from Illinois Benedictine University, and is a Master Weaver candidate at

Olds College in Alberta, Canada. Michelle offers private lessons with equipment and supplies

included (limitations apply) and leads workshops in weaving at various locations through the

Delmarva region. Michelle is a proponent of learning by seeing, doing and teaching, and looks

forward to sharing her enthusiasm of learning with you!

See It! Dates (Events at which I will be demonstrating weaving)

05/11/2019 Spring Thing, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Main Street Denton, MD

05/25/2019 Strawberry Festival, Neck District Volunteer Fire Department, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., 954

Cook Point Rd, Cambridge, MD

08/15/2019 Chesapeake College’s Institute for Adult Learning Showcase, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m., 1000

College Cir, Wye Mills, MD

08/22/2019 Chesapeake College’s Institute for Adult Learning Showcase, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m., 416

Race St, Cambridge, MD

 

Do It! Dates (Events at which I will be teaching weaving)

– May 18, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tiny Tapestry, Dorchester Center for the Arts,

registration is via telephone only. (410) 228-7782. 321 High Street, Cambridge, MD

Using a ready-to-weave tiny tapestry loom, participants will learn essential concepts to

tapestry weaving while creating a one-of-a-kind tapestry piece. Course will cover basic

weaving terminology and concepts, and is designed for the beginner.

– September 14, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Colorful Plain Weave, Chesapeake College,

1000 College Cir, Wye Mills, MD. Registration is through the college. https://

www.chesapeake.edu/continuing-education/institute-for-adult-learning-ial

This continuing education course is designed to continue to expose the learner to plainweave

weaving. The learner will use a ready-to-weave floor loom to learn essential

concepts to weaving while creating a one-of-a-kind scarf. The course will cover basic

weaving terminology and concepts, and is designed for the beginner.

– September 17, 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Tiny Tapestry, Chesapeake College

Cambridge Campus 416 Race St, Cambridge, MD. Registration is through the college.

https://www.chesapeake.edu/continuing-education/institute-for-adult-learning-ial

This continuing education course is designed to introduce the learner to tapestry

weaving. The learner will use a ready-to-weave tapestry loom in learning essential

concepts to tapestry weaving while making a one-of-a-kind piece. The course will cover

basic weaving terminology and concepts, and is designed for the beginner.

– September 21, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Clasped Weft Plain Weave, Chesapeake

College, 1000 College Cir, Wye Mills, MD. Registration is through the college. https://

www.chesapeake.edu/continuing-education/institute-for-adult-learning-ial

This continuing education course is designed to continue to expose the learner to plainweave

weaving. The learner will use a ready-to-weave floor loom in learning the clasped

weft technique to make a one-of-a-kind scarf, having a unique striped effect. The

course requires past weaving experience or the Let’s Weave! Colorful Plain Weave

course.

– September 28, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Supplemental Warp Plain Weave, Chesapeake

College, 1000 College Cir, Wye Mills, MD. Registration is through the college. https://

www.chesapeake.edu/continuing-education/institute-for-adult-learning-ial

This continuing education course is designed to continue to expose the learner to plainweave

weaving. The learner will use a ready-to-weave floor loom in learning the

supplemental warp technique to make a one-of-a-kind scarf, having a unique striped

effect. The course requires past weaving experience or the Let’s Weave! Colorful Plain

Weave course.