Registration Instructions: Add Registration to cart. Please complete the pop-up registration form and select lunch option. If classes are desired, add class registration to cart before check out.

Saturday Lunch options are included provided by the Farmhouse (http://www.farmhouse-ks.com)

  • All options include pasta salad, veggie packet, fresh fruit cup and bottled water

    • Turkey hoagie sandwich with provolone, lettuce and tomato

    • Vegetarian hoagie sandwich

    • Grilled Chicken Raspberry Walnut Salad with spring mix, dried cranberries, candied walnuts, and raspberry vinaigrette (served on side) Gluten free

Event Registration

Kansas Alliance of Weavers & Spinners Conference 2026 Registration
Sale Price: $75.00 Original Price: $85.00

Classes must be added alongside event registration to be approved.

Class Registration

Class materials fee paid directly to instructor at class time.

All class sizes limited to 10. To register, classes must be added to cart with KAWS registration.

Class descriptions available here

Saturday Morning

9:00 - 10:15 am Book Binding
$0.00

Use weaving samples to cover a small booklet.

Instructor: Molly Lohman

Material fees: $5

Please bring 8” x 10” or larger closely woven fabric (limited supplies available).

9:00 - 10:15 am Wrap Bracelet
$0.00

Learn to create a beaded wrap bracelet using leather cord, beading cord & beads. The completed bracelet will be a three-wrap.

Instructors: Sandy Glessner & Lynne Berry

Materials fee: $25 (includes all materials)

Please bring scissors.

10:30 - 11:45 am Beginning Tapestry Weaving
$0.00

Learn to warp and weave on a small frame loom. This is an excellent way to use scrap yarn.

Instructor: Annette Mixon

Material fees: $10.00

10:30 - 11:45 am Needle-felted Pumpkin
$0.00

Learn the basics of needle felting while sculpting a pumpkin.

Instructor: Carolyn Baugh-Sawyer

Material fees: $10

9:00 - 11:45 am Viking Knitting
$0.00

Learn how to start a Viking Knit chain using a dowel & wire to make a bracelet with a magnetic clasp.

Instructor: Jerry Drummond

Material fees: $7

Please bring light-weight work gloves.

9:00 - 11:45 am Simply Spiral
$0.00

Learn a simple spiral bead weaving stitch and apply that technique to the creation of a bracelet.

Instructor: Debra Andersen

Material fees: $15

Saturday Afternoon

2:00 - 3:15 pm Color - Decisions, Decisions
$0.00

Become aware of the characteristics of color and find ways to choose a color scheme. Discover what weaving structure has to do with color appearance, near and far.

Instructor: Sanna Cranmer

Material fees: $5

Please bring photos with colors you like or yarn samples you are considering. We will discuss how to put them together for a project.

2:00 - 3:15 pm Sashiko
$0.00

A presentation on the history & development of Sashiko stitching in Japan, including samples, designs, traditional patterns and resources. A demonstration of marking techniques and traditional stitching techniques will be presented.

Instructor: Mimi Benedick

Material fees: $5

3:30 - 5:00 pm Mayan Spinning
$0.00

Learn to spin on a Mayan Spindle like the ancient Mayans. Basic knowledge of spinning required.

Instructor: Marla Shoemaker

Material fees: $40 (includes a Mayan spindle and fiber)

3:30 - 5:00 pm Woven Tapestry Bracelet
$0.00

Complete a tapestry woven bracelet on a beading loom.

Instructor: Lynne Berry & Sandy Glessner

Material fees: $25 (includes beading loom, tapestry needle and various yarns)

Please bring scissors.

2:00 - 5:00 pm Hand Dye Gradient Warp
$0.00

Dye a prewound Tencel warp, transitioning gradually from one color to another, or using one color and transitioning from high intensity to low saturation, which can then be woven into a beautiful scarf. Numerous colors to choose from.

Instructor: Carolyn Fenn

Material fees: $35

Please bring an apron or painting clothes since dyes are permanent

2:00 - 5:00 pm Pine Needle Ornament
$0.00

Learn basic pine needle basketry techniques to make a star ornament.

Instructor: Kay McCoy

Material fees: $40

2:00 - 5:00 pm Weave Bobbin Lace Bookmark
$0.00

Learn basic bobbin lace stitches while weaving a bookmark with baby spiders.

Instructor: Ronna Robertson

Material fees: $5