8-Week Series

Date: Thursdays – February 26 – April 16, 2026

Time: 6pm-9pm

Description: Expand your weaving skills!

In this series, students will be guided through the process of designing and weaving individualized projects (towels!) on one of Contemporary Craft’s 4-harness looms. Together, we will follow the process of planning a woven project, including reading—or adapting—a weaving pattern draft, selecting yarn, measuring and estimating material needs, and finishing techniques.

The end goal of the series is a small set of woven hand towels, and experience with seeing a project through from beginning to finishing!

This class series is ideal for those who have completed Weaving 1 at CC or who have had some experience with weaving on a multi-shaft loom. Not to worry! It is expected that Weaving 2 students will need assistance preparing and measuring yarn and dressing the loom!

Tuition: $295 + $30 materials fee

Materials: All materials will be provided.

Note: We really want you to join us in the studio! Full and partial tuition scholarships are available to offset some of the financial burden of attending a class.

Please fill out the application here! You can expect to hear from someone on the CC staff within 2 weeks.

If you have any questions, email Jamie Boyle, Fibers Program Manager, at jboyle@contemporarycraft.org, or leave a voice message for them at 412-465-1628.

Location: Contemporary Craft, Timmons Studios (5688 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201). Note, this workshop will take place in the Fleischner Family Fibers Loft, which is on the second floor of the building.

There are 2 entrances to the Timmons Studios.

• One entrance is facing Butler Street. To access the Fibers Loft from the Butler Street facing entrance, there are a total of 32 stairs to ascend.

• One entrance is facing 57th Street. This entrance is accessible by ramp, with no stairs to ascend. There is a lift inside the building to access the second floor.

If there are accessibility accommodations we can provide, or if there is anything you would like us to know before you arrive, please leave a message for Jamie Boyle at 412-465-1628 or by email jboyle@contemporarycraft.org.

Cancellations and Refunds: Workshop cancellations are decided three business days before the start date. If workshops must be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, the entire class fee will be refunded through Eventbrite, or you may leave your workshop fee in your Contemporary Craft account for future workshops.

Refund Policy: Student refund requests must be made at least three business days before a class begins. There will be a $25 cancellation fee. No refunds will be given without three-business days notice. Processing of refunds takes approximately three weeks.

About the Artist

Miranda Crotsley has been an educator for over 20 years, by both profession and in her community volunteer work. She’s helped folks of all ages to discover and connect with everything from ancient history to venomous snakes and most things in between . While her weaving journey began more recently, she quickly went from “loom curious” to fully tangled up in loom after attending numerous courses at Contemporary Craft and the Marshfield School of Weaving. Miranda’s approach to weaving — and to teaching — is informed by her love of scientific and historical inquiry: making observations, following curiosity, asking questions, delving into context and language, investigating materials and techniques, crunching the numbers, and sharing findings…and then repeat. She is excited to share her enthusiasm for weaving and to help others explore this endlessly rewarding craft.

Miranda (left) pictured with weavers in the Contemporary Craft Studio!