Hand-Weaving Techniques: Design Textile Accessories
Exploring Materials 2
A course by Cassandra Sabo , Textile Designer and Hand Weaver
About the video: Exploring Materials 2
Overview
“Now that we've covered natural fibres, I'm going to discuss synthetic materials and how best to apply their properties. What can you create with all your different yarns?”
In this video lesson Cassandra Sabo addresses the topic: Exploring Materials 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Hand-Weaving Techniques: Design Textile Accessories. Learn to create richly textured and sustainable textile pieces using a variety of weaving techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Exploring Materials The other thing I want to talk about now is the synthetics. Synthetic yarns are a different kettle of fish. They're completely different, they will have different properties and different factors that make them suitable over working with natural fibres. Now, of course, in this environmental day and age, we always prefer to work with sustainable materials whenever possible, but sometimes you can't replicate the look and the feel of something that you're working with natural fibres that you can achieve very simply with synthetic fibres. In my practice, I always look for th...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Hand-Weaving Techniques: Design Textile Accessories
-
Category
Craft -
Areas
Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Decoration, Embroidery, Fiber Arts, Textile Design, Weaving
Cassandra Sabo
A course by Cassandra Sabo
Cassandra Sabo is a textile designer and weaver from Montreal, Canada. She initially moved to London to pursue a degree in textile design at Central Saint Martins, and eventually moved to Oxford with her husband and children, and founded The Oxford Weaving Studio.
From her studio, she shares her love and knowledge of weaving and the broader fiber arts with her community. Cassandra also researched, designed and developed The Oxford Frame Loom, a new type of frame loom that aims to bridge the gap between hand-weaving and tapestry weaving, enabling weavers of all levels to discover and explore this craft in new ways.
- 100% positive reviews (65)
- 2,324 students
- 24 lessons (5h 29m)
- 24 additional resources (12 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English, Spanish
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
