Furniture Design: Introduction to Danish Cord Weaving
Preparing the Frame: Layout and Nails 2
A course by Heide Martin , Designer and Creative Director
About the video: Preparing the Frame: Layout and Nails 2
Overview
“You will mark out both the warp and weave pattern and then pre-drill the holes for L-nails before driving them in. ”
In this video lesson Heide Martin addresses the topic: Preparing the Frame: Layout and Nails 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Furniture Design: Introduction to Danish Cord Weaving. Explore basic techniques for weaving furniture and decorative objects with natural fibers to make unique and durable designs.
Partial transcription of the video
“Okay, so now we're moving on to the side rails. So this is where I figure out the weave pattern. we already know that we're gonna have 33 pairs. And what we're going to need to do is we're going to need to do all these markings on the inside of the rail so that we know where our nails go. And we're gonna have to do a gridded pattern because one thing I like to do with the nails is to stagger them. So if you were to drive all your nails in in a central row the likelihood of splitting your rails is much greater than if you stagger them and kind of release a bit of that pressure. So the first ...”
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Course summary for: Furniture Design: Introduction to Danish Cord Weaving
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Arts & Crafts, Decoration, Fiber Arts, Furniture Design & Making, Interior Design, Upcycling, Weaving
Heide Martin
A course by Heide Martin
Heide Martin is a designer specializing in furniture and houseware. After graduating with two degrees in landscape architecture and urban design, she realized that her true passion lay in making things by hand. Inspired by her hobby and her carpenter husband, Heide went on to study an intensive woodworking course where she honed her skills.
Since then she’s worked with brands including Laura Mercier, contributed to Fine Woodworking Magazine, and started her own studio alongside her husband where she practices her passion for handmade woven surfaces. Heide has also been a resident and visiting artist at San Diego State University, Maine College of Art and Design, and more. As well as selling and exhibiting her work internationally, she has taught furniture design at Escuela de Artes y Oficios Santo Domingo, and assistantships at the University of Washington and Center for Furniture Craftsmanship.
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