Furniture Design: Introduction to Danish Cord Weaving
Wrap the Rail
A course by Heide Martin , Designer and Creative Director
About the video: Wrap the Rail
Overview
“At this stage, you will have one rail fully wrapped along with your warp—time to cover the back rail for a clean and professional look. ”
In this video lesson Heide Martin addresses the topic: Wrap the Rail, 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
“In the previous lesson, we set our warps. and we wrapped the front rail. Now we're going to focus on wrapping the second rail. and I've turned my piece around so that it's easier to work for me. First thing we're going to do is figure out how much cord we need. For this step, I really like to work with a continuous piece of cord And I'll show you how I figure out how much I'm going to need. So first of all, I make a little room here What I'm gonna do is I'm gonna do like a test wrap. of how much I need and then I'm going to mark out lengths. So if you have a scrap you could use that. I'm ju...”
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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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