Traudi Bestler
Long Lake, MN
Traudi has been weaving and creating textile projects for over 30 years. Her prime interest is passing along the history and joy of making fiber art. Traudi studied weaving, spinning, and dyeing at the Weaver's Guild of Minnesota, The Weaving School, and Sievers School of Fiber Arts. She currently teaches weaving and dyeing at the Minnetonka Center for the Arts and has been a workshop presenter for the last 25 years at the MN Federation of Weavers conferences.
Current Courses Offered by Traudi Bestler
3 Days
Handcraft A Wool Braided Rug
Instructors:
Traudi Bestler
The three-strand wool braided rug is reminiscent of an era when rag rugs were considered an affordable way to reuse worn clothing and blankets to create a rug for the home. Early American immigrants and rural pioneers handcrafted the rag rug and created a fiber tradition that has been passed…
Fri, Oct 9th, 2020 – Sun, Oct 11th, 2020
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Instructor:
Traudi Bestler
Past Courses Offered by Traudi Bestler
Easy Weaving on a Cardboard Loom
Inkle Loom Weaving
Inkle Loom Weaving Introduction
Kumihimo with Beads
Kumihimo: Japanese Braiding
Tablet Weaving
Tapestry Weaving: Painting with Fiber
Weaving on the Rigid Heddle Loom: Spring Scarves
