Handweaving Techniques for Contemporary Rug Design
Setting up the Loom and Preparing the Yarns to Weave
A course by Sophie Graney , Woven Textile Designer
About the video: Setting up the Loom and Preparing the Yarns to Weave
Overview
“In this lesson, I will demonstrate setting up a large scale loom, the knotting and binding to start weaving and preparing the yarn if you want to make or develop chunkier yarns. ”
In this video lesson Sophie Graney addresses the topic: Setting up the Loom and Preparing the Yarns to Weave, 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
“ Setting Up the Loom and Preparing the Yarns to Weave We are now ready to weave the final project. I will demonstrate how to set up the loom. This time we are on a bigger loom, and this is 70 by 125 centimetres. It's important to note though, that you don't have to weave on a loom of this size. You can use a frame or an old canvas, anything can be used as your frame loom. Now I will start demonstrating, setting up this wider loom for our final project. You may notice there are two beams on this loom. It's easier when weaving something wide and larger scale like this, to get a proper tensio...”
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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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