Morning (11AM): “Velvet Weaving in Venice, Italy”
In 2018 I had the wonderful pleasure of a personal tour of Tessiture Bevilacqua: a handweaving velvet studio that has been in the same building for centuries. As we toured, I asked a million questions and my husband Marty took pictures. Take a tour of velvet weaving on the original 18th century looms with how the looms are set up, the fabrics created and the tradition continues in the 21st Century.

Afternoon (1PM): “Color Value in Weaving”
Why do those colors look so nice together on the cones, but when I start winding the warp or weaving things don't look nearly as pretty. Likely it's because of the color values. This color value presentation is geared toward anyone who weaves, spins, dyes or knits to help unravel color value and make it work FOR you in your projects.

About Deb:

Deb Essen lives, weaves and runs her business dje handwovens in the Bitterroot Valley, nestled in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana.  In 2004, Deb achieved the Certificate of Excellence in Handweaving-Level 1 through the Handweaver’s Guild of America.  In 2001, she was inducted to the Montana Circle of American Masters in Folk and Traditional Art.  Her book, Easy Weaving With Supplemental Warps, was published originally by Interweave Press in 2016.  In 2022, the book was re-released as an expanded revised edition, with more projects and weave structures, by Schiffer Publishing.  She has recorded five weaving videos, available through Long Thread Media, ranging from supplemental warps to profile drafting and has written multiple feature articles for Handwoven and Little Looms magazines.  Deb is passionate about teaching about the wonders of weaving and teaches at shops, guilds, regional and national conferences and festivals.