Teaching Experience
Tablet Weaving Basics and Two Pack Tablet Weaving 1 day workshops-
Conference of Northern California Handweavers May 2012*
Tablet Weaving Basics 1 day workshop, Double Card Double Turn
Diagonals, and What to do with All of Those Bands seminars - Midwest
Weavers Association Conference June 2011
Tablet Weaving Basics, 3-day, 1-day and half day - Association of
Northwest Weavers' Guilds Conference May 2011
Tablet Weaving Basics and Beyond 3 day workshop Michigan League of
Handweavers August 2010
Tablet Weaving Basics 2 day workshop Swift - Spinners and Weavers
of Indiana February 2010
Tablet Weaving Basics 2 day workshop Weavers Guild of St. Louis
February 2010
What to do with All of Those Bands - Midwest Weavers Association
Conference June 2009
Tablet Weaving Basics 1 day workshop - Midwest Weavers Association
Conference June 2009
Beginning Tablet Weaving - Weavers Guild South 1-day workshop
January 2009
Double Card Double Turn Diagonals - Complex Weavers Conference
2008
Quest for the Perfect Tablet Weaving Loom - Complex Weavers
Conference 2008
Beginning Tablet Weaving presentation - Weavers Guild of St. Louis
December 2007
Beginning Tablet Weaving presentation - Lewis & Clark Handweaver s
Guild 2007
*scheduled
Publications
A Tablet Weavers Pattern Book, Primary Author, 2007
TWIST Magazine (Tablet Weavers' International Studies & Techniques)
o Publisher 2010-Present
o Editor 2007-2010
o Spring 2008, Tablet Weaving Draft Standardization
o Fall 2008, Twist Buildup
o Summer 2010, Random Weaving
Shuttlegram Weaver s Guild of St. Louis newsletter
o Oct. 2007 - Guatemalan Textiles
o Jan 2008 - Using Random dice throws to design stripe patterns
Handwoven Sept/Oct 2011 Controlled Chaos Vest
Exhibits and Awards
TWIST Tablet Weaving Exhibit - Convergence 2006
Grand Prize, Best of Show in Handwoven s Not Just For Socks
competition March 2010
Controlled Chaos Vest selected for Handwoven/Vav combined
international fashion show.
JOY Exhibit Midwest Weavers Conference June 2011.
Professional
HGA/Convergence workshop with Inge Dam 2006
HGA/Convergence workshop with Diane Brenna 2008
Developed Tablet Weaving design software used by many tablet weavers
Webmaster/Designer for
o Midwest Weavers Association (http://www.midwestweavers.org)
o TWIST (http://www.tabletweavers.org)
My focus is on Tablet Weaving, and I am always trying to learn as
much as I can about this exciting weaving style. I hope to make as many
converts as I can by teaching this ancient craft, and introducing them to
new and contemporary ways to use the unique weavings produced by
Tablet Weaving.
Contact Information
Malarky Crafts
John Mullarkey
3932 Cleveland Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63110
abqe9d@r.postjobfree.com
http://www.malarkycrafts.com