Tapestry Weaving in a High-Warp Loom

Overview

“Here we will talk about the basic concepts of high heald weave, we will see what the warp is, what the weft is and what the weaving ligaments are. We will also see how to assemble the weaving frame and we will assemble a warp on which we will weave some samples in the next lesson.”

In this video lesson María Malatrama addresses the topic: Basic concepts, which is part of the Domestika online course: Tapestry Weaving in a High-Warp Loom. Learn how to weave a decorative tapestry from scratch by combining different types of shapes, fabrics, and textures.

Partial transcription of the video

“Basic concepts It is time to prepare the hoop for later weaving. As I assemble it, I will explain some basic concepts that we will handle throughout the lesson. As we saw in the first lesson, we have the wooden frame prepared with the tips at the ends. It is very important that the tips are separated one centimeter each. As I told you, I made two rows so that the wood would not crack, but the separation is the same, we will have a point to each centimeter. We will start with the assembly of the warp and for this we will need the cotton thread that we saw in the previous lesson. It is a thre...”

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Course summary for: Tapestry Weaving in a High-Warp Loom

• Level: Beginner
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• 4 units
• 19 lessons (2h 56m)
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• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, Decoration, Fiber Arts, Textile Design, Weaving