Contemporary Tapestry Weaving
Let’s Start Weaving: Learning Basic Techniques 1
A course by Marion Weymes , Textile Artist
About the video: Let’s Start Weaving: Learning Basic Techniques 1
Overview
“Now we have our loom warped and ready to go, I will show you the basic weaving technique, and how to use it to create shapes. We will also go through some of the common problems that arise during weaving and how to avoid them.”
In this video lesson Marion Weymes addresses the topic: Let’s Start Weaving: Learning Basic Techniques 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Contemporary Tapestry Weaving. Bring color and warmth to any space with abstract tapestry designs using a frame loom and original weaving techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Let's Start Weaving: Learning Basic Techniques Now we have our loom warped and ready to go, we'll learn the basic techniques of weaving. Firstly, we'll give ourselves a solid flat base to weave on. I have a piece of thick paper that's folded over and I'll put this under every second thread, weaving it in and out of the warp threads. We have a nice straight line here. I'll create a line of knots along the bottom here, and they'll be tied onto each of these individual warp threads. And we can remove the cardboard to ensure that as we weave, we have a nice straight line at the bottom. When wea...”
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Course summary for: Contemporary Tapestry Weaving
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Fiber Arts, Interior Decoration, Textile Design, Weaving

Marion Weymes
A course by Marion Weymes
Marion Weymes is a textile artist and project manager from Dublin, Ireland, who discovered her love for textile art after searching for a new creative project to disconnect from screens and technology. What started as a therapeutic hobby quickly became a newfound passion. She is a self-taught artist who found her own style through trial and error experimentation.
Today, Marion creates large art pieces that she sells on her website and shares on her Instagram account.
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