CURRENT & UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS & FEATURED EVENTS
Join me at IKEA Merriam for upcoming Woven Together Weave Sessions as part of Made for the Many:
Saturday, August 29 11 AM-12 PM or 1-2 PM
and
Sunday, September 6 11 AM-12 PM or 1-2 PM
No weaving experience is needed. Come add a few rows to the growing landscape, play with color and texture, and become part of this community artwork.
Interested in bringing Woven Together to your organization, school, healthcare setting, or community?
I'm currently developing several levels of programming to make this project adaptable to different spaces and budgets. Message me to learn more.
Exhibition curated and organized by Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin
October Friday 2nd & Saturday 3rd — Studio Sale
I’m planning a studio sale with up to 25% off selected woven works.
First Friday October 2nd | 5 - 8pm
&
Saturday, October 3rd | 11am - 2pm
I’ll share more details as we get closer, including what will be available.
Virtual and In-Person Weaving Classes
New Virtual Weaving Courses This Fall
I’m excited to offer two new 4-week virtual Intro to Weaving courses, taught live through Google Meet.
The first course, Plain Weave: Exploring the Possibilities, begins September 15 and focuses on the fundamentals of frame loom weaving and the many possibilities of the simple over-one, under-one structure. We’ll explore color, texture, materials, density, and more while documenting our process and building a personal weaving portfolio.
The second course, Twill, Surface & Materials, begins October 20 and introduces twill while exploring surface design, texture, different materials, and non-traditional approaches to weaving.
Both courses include a small frame loom kit, starter yarn, weaving instructions, a portfolio binder, digital course materials, and U.S. shipping.
Early Bird Registration: $195
Regular Registration: $225
Space is limited, and no previous weaving experience is required.
Healing with Weaving Workshops at Leedy-Voulkos Art Center
Frame Loom Weaving Part I & Part II
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Session 1 Paper Weaving Workshop: 10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Session 2 Frame Loom Workshop: 1–3 p.m.
SOLO EXHIBITION
Throughline: At the Loom
June 5 – December 18, 2026
Leedy Underground Gallery I
Leedy-Voulkos Art Center
Debbie Barrett-Jones is a Kansas City–based textile artist working within weaving as a living tradition shaped through hand, material, and time. From her studio in the lower level of the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, she engages the loom as both tool and lineage.
Throughline: At the Loom brings together finished works, process pieces, and woven studies that reveal transformation and making as an active practice.
Also included is Woven Together, a collaborative landscape weaving project inviting visitors to contribute to a shared textile using frame looms in the gallery.
