Handwoven Garments with a Weaving Loom
Weaving Basics
A course by Kristína Šipulová , Designer and Garment Maker
Joined May 2021
About the video: Weaving Basics
Overview
“If you've been fascinated by weaving, but just don't know where to begin, you will love this introduction to weaving where you will learn how to weave from the very first step. You will understand what warp and weft are before diving into the endless possibilities of weaving. You will learn the basics of how cloth is constructed and which materials to use in your project.”
In this video lesson Kristína Šipulová addresses the topic: Weaving Basics, which is part of the Domestika online course: Handwoven Garments with a Weaving Loom. Make original handwoven clothing by learning weaving techniques to create unique textile patterns.
Partial transcription of the video
“Weaving Basics In this lesson, we'll make two woven structures from paper strips. First will be plain weave and second will be twill weave. You will need various paper strips from different papers like transparent papers, colored papers. You can use different dimensions, thicknesses, and kinds of papers. We will start with warp, which are vertical lines. We can select our papers. They can be different thickness and colors just to play with our design, and we will place them maybe 1 cm from each other. The samples can be 10 x 10 centimeters and then we will start with weft yarns, which are h...”
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Course summary for: Handwoven Garments with a Weaving Loom
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Arts & Crafts, Design, Fashion Design, Fiber Arts, Sewing, Textile Design, Weaving

Kristína Šipulová
A course by Kristína Šipulová
Kristína Šipulová is a designer and garment maker from Telgárt, Slovakia. She grew up surrounded by Slovakia’s rich textile heritage. After studying at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, Slovakia and at the Oslo National Academy of Arts, Norway, she went on to intern at the Danish studio Beck&Kinch, where she was producing custom-made, handwoven fabrics for Chanel.
She went on to work as a visual researcher at the Studio Edelkoort and as a design assistant at Studio Marlène Huissoud in Paris. She has also been teaching textiles and color theory courses at the International Fashion Academy IFA in the French capital. Her work has been exhibited throughout Europe, including Milan Design Week and Paris Design Week. She has also been featured in publications such as Forbes, Vogue, Elle Decor Italia, and others.
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