Hand Weaving Techniques for Beginners

Hand Weaving Techniques for Beginners

“I hope that you have enjoyed this course and that you have had fun exploring the art of weaving. I hope you have managed to complete a beautiful weave in your unique style using the skills I have shown you. We began by looking into how to plan and design your tapestry. You created beautiful textural mood boards, looking at different landscapes and colours to help you come up with a colour theme and where would like your wall hanging to go. You then went on to sketch out your design. Don’t forget that there are templates for your mood boards and weave sketches in the attachments. It helps with collecting all your ideas together to have a design to work from.

Next, we learnt how to warp the loom. It is a crucial part of the process and one that shouldn’t be rushed. Take your time to create the proper tension on the warp threads. Once we had completed this, we moved onto the basic stitches. Creating some basic weave and then starting to play with texture with my favourite, the rya knots. We then moved onto some more advanced techniques, including diagonal lines and some curves. Please remember that these techniques are all covered, so you can go on to create your own designs using these. We then covered how to change colours when weaving, colour blending, and stripes. One of my favourite parts of weaving is creating texture, which I think you would have probably guessed by now. Moving onto soumak, loops, and using various yarns in different thicknesses. All of this including using all sorts of materials, including rope and roving. Please experiment with these materials. Have a play! For sure you will make something beautiful to add to your collection! After that, we started to finish off your weave. Once you were happy with how your weave looked, it was time to take it off the loom using a double hitch knot. Adding the weave onto your dowel, so it’s all ready to hang. This is the exciting part. You can really start to see how it will look when you hang it up! Before that, though you tied in all loose ends, maybe trimmed your tassels if there were any stray threads. We also touched on how to care for your weave once it’s hung up. Finally, I gave you some other ideas as to how you could personalise your work even further with flowers and other materials, different homewares, including cushions and small bags. I would encourage you to explore the work and techniques of others for further inspiration and ideas. I am very much looking forward to seeing your final project and seeing how far you have come from your initial drawing. Please keep in mind that I am working on commissions during the week and have a little girl, but I will definitely see and respond to your work and questions, even if it takes several days for me to do so. Please share any discoveries and new ideas you have with others on the forum, as we can all help each other with the discovery of new ideas and materials. Also, please feel free to follow my work on Instagram or Facebook, where you’ll see my latest work. Thank you again for joining me on the course, and I wish you the best until next time! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final Project Now we've reached the end of the Domestika course. I hope you've enjoyed the tips and tricks I've shared with you. Remember to have fun in the process when you're creating your weave. Follow the lessons and you'll see how easy it is to create your own tapestries. I want you to be original and creative when uploading your own final projects. Show me the steps of your weaving process starting with the preparation. I want to see your mood boards and how you sketch up your design using your chosen colour palette. When you start the process of warping your loom, remember there's no...”

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Course summary for: Hand Weaving Techniques for Beginners

• Level: Beginner
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• 4 units
• 21 lessons (4h 17m)
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  Craft

• Areas

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