Hand-Weaving Techniques: Design Textile Accessories
Basic Colour Theory
A course by Cassandra Sabo , Textile Designer and Hand Weaver
About the video: Basic Colour Theory
Overview
“In this lesson, you will learn how colour has a big impact on the outcome of your woven cushion. You will learn basic colour theory and create yarn windings to represent your chosen colour combinations for warp and weft.”
In this video lesson Cassandra Sabo addresses the topic: Basic Colour Theory, 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
“Basic Colour Theory In this lesson, I'm going to teach you about basic colour theory. Colour is a really important aspect of designing, not only in weaving but in any creative pursuit. We're going to talk about today and go through different ideas behind the colour that you use in your weaving, as well as discussing the colour wheel, looking at how colours react to the eye. How we can be tricked into looking at one colour and actually seeing another, as well as giving you practical ways in which you're going to use colour in this course to design your cushion. The first thing I want to talk...”
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Course summary for: Hand-Weaving Techniques: Design Textile Accessories
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Category
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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.
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