Handweaving Techniques for Contemporary Rug Design
Technique 1 - Weaving a Lace-Like Structure
A course by Sophie Graney , Woven Textile Designer
About the video: Technique 1 - Weaving a Lace-Like Structure
Overview
“Here you will learn how to develop the lace-like structures into a rug.”
In this video lesson Sophie Graney addresses the topic: Technique 1 - Weaving a Lace-Like Structure, 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
“ Technique 1 - Lace-Like Structure In this lesson, we'll be developing the lace-like structures we learned earlier into our rug. We'll be developing it further this time and we'll be pairing it against some solid weaving like this. This allows us to still have the decorative element of the lace, but also the durability that we need in a rug. There will be a few different techniques involved in this. We won't have a spaced-out warp as we had previously. For this, we will bind off sections of the warp that we won't be using. As you can see, I've now woven about 6 cm of the grey. I've also st...”
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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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