Intro to Weaving With Toni Ross

Join artist Toni Ross on Saturday, February 10, for an introductory class at The Church on the practice and technique of weaving with a small hand-held loom. During this three-hour session, which runs from 1 to 4 p.m., participants will learn the basics of weaving, including how to make and warp a loom, tabby weaving, rya knots, interlocking and noninterlocking techniques, how to finish and remove a work, tuck in loose threads and more. Throughout the day, Ross will discuss her preferred tools and materials while providing an exclusive look into the practice and technique behind her own projects. A variety of reference books will also be made available.

The cost of the workshop is $100, which includes all necessary materials and equipment. Participants are encouraged to bring materials from home that can be incorporated into the weavings, such as yarn, twine, raffia, ribbon and shredded fabrics.

Toni Ross is a multi-disciplinary artist using time-honored material and site-responsive installation to explore themes of political and social distress. Born and raised in New York City, she attended Wesleyan University where she studied ceramics and fine art and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in film studies. Her practice embraces fiber, installation, sculpture and works on paper.

Ross has participated in artist residencies as a two-time Patricia Highsmith-Plangman Fellow at Yaddo and at The Watermill Center. She is a founding member of the artist collective No W here, whose second exhibition, “Now Here,” presented by Guild Hall: Offsite, was on view at the Amagansett U.S. Life-Saving Station Museum in 2022. Recent exhibitions also include “(Mostly) Women (Mostly) Abstract” at Eric Firestone Gallery in East Hampton and New York; “Change Agents: Women Collectors Shaping the Art World” at the Southampton Arts Center; C1760’s “Femme F(r)iction” at the Academy Mansion in New York; “A Loom of One’s Own” at Onna House in East Hampton; “Threading the Needle’ at The Church in Sag Harbor; “Primordial” at Palo Gallery in New York; and “Finding Beauty in a Dark Place” at The Watermill Center. Ross lives and works in Manhattan and Wainscott.

The Church is at 48 Madison Street in Sag Harbor. For more information on the workshop, visit thechurchsagharbor.org.