How to Explore Potholder Designs with the Desmos Potholder Design Genie - Online Workshop with Julie Hue
I am delighted to welcome guest teacher Julie Hue to join me for a second edition of her highly popular and useful online workshop on how to use the program Desmos to explore pot holder designs on a whole new level!
This is the ideal class for those who want to experiment more with their weaving work but who like having instructions to follow while they weave. It's also perfect for those who perhaps struggle to visualize their design ideas and want to see how a finished piece might look before starting out.
In this two hour class, you’ll use Desmos and practice everything from selecting a pattern to using the weaving instructions:
- Select a pattern
- Change the loop colors
- Use coloring shortcuts
- See your design with a clasped warp or weft (or both!)
- Make the chart the same size as your loom
- Get row-by-row weaving instructions with a place-marker
- Adjust the settings so the chart will look its best on your device
- Use special features, such as the off-the-loom view and twisted loops, that are available on certain patterns.
Julie notes:
"I love getting requests for charts. Some people want to try colors, and some want weaving instructions. Whatever the need, it’s always a joy to help a fellow weaver.
I shared my first programs so people could try colors in a variety of patterns. I thought it would end there, but then some people said they can’t read charts. That put me on a mission to make every pattern weaveable for them, so I added weaving instructions to the programs.
Learning Desmos has been a fun adventure for me, but it has been truly rewarding to hear people’s stories and see the potholders that Desmos made possible for them."
We hope you can join us for this essential class to take your work to the next level.
The workshop will take place via Zoom on Saturday, November 15th 2025, 10am-12pm (PT) / 1-3pm (ET).
Cost per attendee: $50*
- A large-screen device such as a tablet or laptop. You’ll use it to practice using the Potholder Design Genie.
- A second device or the ability to split the screen or use a second tab. You’ll use it to watch what I do.
- A mouse, trackpad, or stylus, especially if your screen isn’t very big
If you aren't able to join the live workshop, don't forget that a recording of the class will also be provided after the event by email, for all paying attendees for you to watch at your leisure. This recording will also be available to purchase in the Workshop Recordings section of my website after the event.