Tapestry Weaving in a High-Warp Loom

Overview

“In this lesson we will see the point that we are going to use to close our tapestry and make it with a clean finish. We will also remove the tapestry from the frame by cutting it and, later, we will finish off all the loose threads to make the back part have the best possible appearance and the piece is totally secure.”

In this video lesson María Malatrama addresses the topic: Completion and finishing of tapestry 1, 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

“Tapestry finishing and finishing Now that we've finished most of the weaving part of the tapestry, we will see the final touches. As you can see, I have left this piece unwoven, they are about five centimeters. I have left this like this and then finish off all these threads at the back. Now I'm going to tell you how we will close this fabric so that when it is removed from the frame it is fully secured. For this I will take wool of the same color from my background. If in your case the background was in several colors, Well, you have to choose a color to make the chain what we will do to c...”

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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