2027 Intermountain Weavers Conference (IWC) Location and Dates
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IWC 2025 is in the books and it was a great conference! We loved having everything together in one building. The facility and the food were great!

IWC 2027 will be held at the Antlers Wyndham, 4 S Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs, CO. The dates for the Conference are 6-10 July 2027.

We have a special room rate of $165 per night plus taxes and fees. Everyone that attends the conference will have free parking with in and out privileges. All of the rooms used by the conference are on the main floor of the hotel. It will be easy to get to the various rooms.
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We are very excited about this venue! We hope you join us in 2027!

IWC Membership

The best way to get information about IWC 2027 is to become a member. As a member, you will be emailed updates and be informed when newsletters are published. It only costs $25 for a 2-year membership.

To join IWC, go to the Join Us page.

IWC Zoom Classes and Seminars


Subject: Stretchy Garments in Ancient Times, or What's Sprang?, Carol James
Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 2:00 pm Mountain Time
Cost: $30

What did they do before spandex? How did they make stretchy clothes in a time before knitting? This very engaging program begins by describing the method we now call sprang. A continuous thread set on a simple low-tech frame allows manipulation to form cloth. Cloth formed in this manner can have amazing horizontal stretchiness. View evidence of this technique as it recurs in history from the Bronze Age into the 19th century, from Scandinavia to China to South America. See the many uses of this technique, from bonnets to leggings, from bags to shawls. ...and why have I not heard of sprang before now?

Subject: Beginning Sprang Class, Carol James
Class Cost: $200 for a 12-hour class held over 6 weeks
Materials fee: $105 (paid directly to the instructor)
12-hour class (2 hours per session times six weeks)
Wednesday afternoons, starting Feb 11 2026, 6-8 PM
Dates: Feb 11, 18, 25, March 4, 11, 18 2026

This class introduces you to the technique called sprang. Using a frame with ready-to-go warp, participants will receive an introduction to the basic interlinking stitch. Emphasis is placed on the basic stitch, how to use your fingers to create the desired structure. Each person is unique, hands and fingers vary from individual to individual. Instructions focus on the search for a method that works for you.

Irregularities are viewed as an invitation to further explore structure: why does it look irregular, what to do to correct, how to avoid in the future, how to do this on purpose as a design element?
Once the initial warp has been transformed into cloth, the student is instructed on finishing techniques. The initial piece complete, instructions are given on setup (warping) and we explore variations aka surface designs. The six-week length of the class is intended to give you sufficient support while your fingers learn what to do, introducing you to some of the vast diversity possible with this amazing technique.

Subject: Totally Twill - Basics & Beyond, Robyn Spady
Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 2:00 pm Mountain Time.
​Cost: $35

This twill seminar focuses on exploring the versatility and depth of twill weave structures. The primary goal is to deepen participants’ understanding of how twills work and to empower them to design their own variations with confidence and creativity.​

You must be a current paid member of IWC to sign up for the Zoom seminars and classes.
To sign up, go to the Register page. You must be a current IWC member to register.

IWC 2027 Workshop Leader Proposals and Zoom Session Proposals

IWC is soliciting proposals for IWC 2027 Workshops and Seminars, and for Zoom seminars and workshops that are held between conferences.

See the Workshops page for more information and links to the submittal forms.