Contemporary Tapestry Weaving

Overview

“Now we will begin weaving one of the shapes which start in the middle of the tapestry, floating above the exposed warp.”

In this video lesson Marion Weymes addresses the topic: Weaving Our Final Project 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

“Weaving Our Final Project Now for the fun part. In this lesson, we'll start weaving our final project, using the techniques we learned in the previous lessons. I'll start with this section down here, where we've attached out baseline. I'll take our pink thread, and for this shape, I'll double up my yarn and weave with two strands at a time. This will help me weave faster, so you see more of what I'm doing. You'll go faster through your tapestry, but it won't have quite as smooth a texture as if you weave with one. It's totally up to you to weave with one or two strands of yarn. Like we did ...”

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Course summary for: Contemporary Tapestry Weaving

• Level: Beginner
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• 4 units
• 18 lessons (4h 0m)
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• Category

  Craft

• Areas

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