Furniture Design: Introduction to Danish Cord Weaving
Weaving 1
A course by Heide Martin , Designer and Creative Director
About the video: Weaving 1
Overview
“The last step will be the most time-consuming, but seeing the woven surface take form is rewarding. ”
In this video lesson Heide Martin addresses the topic: Weaving 1, 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
“We've just finished wrapping our rail. In this lesson, we're ready to move on to weaving. for this step. We're going to be working center of our spool as before. and we're just gonna be working with a continuous piece of cords. We're never gonna have to cut it. It's one of the great things about the L-nail technique. So to start out, You want to weave. through or kind of lace through your cord. through your nails. This can just be done. kind of in this loose manner. and these are gonna get caught up in your weave as you go on and tighten it in. Okay, we'll see as we move forward. This is al...”
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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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