Weaving on a Band Loom with Laura SanBoeuf Paris

Create a beautiful, handwoven band that can be used to adorn your holiday gift wrapping! Weaving on a Band Loom with Laura SanBoeuf Paris Date: Saturday December 5th, 2026 Time: 10:00am-1:00pm Description: Band weaving can be used to create everything from bag handles to shoelaces to bracelets. Use a simple loom and the tension of your body to create a beautiful, handwoven band that can be used to adorn your holiday gift wrapping. Beginner-friendly, all levels welcome! This workshop is part of Contemporary Craft's Gift Guide suite of workshops. Learn a skill and make a gift all in one morning! Tuition: $65 + $15 materials fee Registration: If you are viewing this listing on your phone via the CC website, please click this link to go to the Eventbrite Registration. Materials: All materials will be provided. Scholarships: We really want you to join us in the studio! Full and partial tuition scholarships are available—with some limitations—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, Senior Education Manager, at [email protected], 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. We strive to create a welcoming experience. 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 [email protected]. 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 Laura’s childhood straddling the suburbs of Baltimore and rural West Virginia, combined with a maternal lineage of gardeners and fiber artists has created a love of sustainable and intentional textile practice, the whimsical magic of Appalachia’s ecology, and finding joy in a process. She’s a long time knitter, spinner, and sewist, and new weaver.