Handweaving Techniques for Contemporary Rug Design
Sketching 2
A course by Sophie Graney , Woven Textile Designer
About the video: Sketching 2
Overview
“Here I'll show you how to look for the shapes you can weave into your rug. ”
In this video lesson Sophie Graney addresses the topic: Sketching 2 , which is part of the Domestika online course: Handweaving Techniques for Contemporary Rug Design. Decorate your home with unique hand-woven pieces by learning contemporary weaving techniques that explore positive and negative space.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Sketching Here, we were looking at cut-out shapes and negative space. We'll now look at shapes that the rug could be. Using our technique to weave a shape, I'll look at what shapes we could make our rug here. I'll be looking at my image again. I'll be specifically looking at this shape here. I'll draw a similar outline onto the corner of my paper and then cut it out. We can see how that would respond next to some of these shapes and if it would look good for the rug. Ok. I'll grab my scissors and cut out this shape. I'm being freehand, using scissors rather than the scalpel, so I can get ...”
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Course summary for: Handweaving Techniques for Contemporary Rug Design
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Category
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Areas
Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Decoration, Fiber Arts, Textile Design, Weaving
Sophie Graney
A course by Sophie Graney
Sophie Graney is a textile designer who creates contemporary hand-woven fabrics for lifestyle accessories and interior furnishings. As a child, she was drawn to knitting, sewing, and lacemaking, learning techniques that still influence her work today. This love for textiles led her to study textile design at the Hereford College of Arts and a master’s in woven textiles at the Royal College of Art, London. At university, she began selling her designs to Banana Republic and Calvin Klein, and Dash & Miller featured her creations at international trade shows.
After beginning her career in the fashion industry, using techniques for mass-production, she now designs and weaves by hand, slowing down the process and celebrating the craftsmanship. She works from her studio at Cockpit Arts, which was granted to her as part of the Clothworkers' Foundation Award, and shares her work on her website and social media.
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