Handweaving Techniques for Contemporary Rug Design
Making Bigger Products From Small Scales Weaving
A course by Sophie Graney , Woven Textile Designer
About the video: Making Bigger Products From Small Scales Weaving
Overview
“I will explain how you can make a large scale rug on a small loom in this lesson.”
In this video lesson Sophie Graney addresses the topic: Making Bigger Products From Small Scales Weaving, 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
“ Making Bigger Products From Small Scales Weaving In this lesson, I'll demonstrate how you can create a large-scale rug on a small-scale loom. I understand most of you won't have room or the space for a large-scale loom, so I'll show you how a loom like this, which is about a 3 size is still possible to weave a rug on. Firstly, I'll go through what to think about when designing and then techniques of attaching our pieces afterwards. When you begin designing your rug, there are a few things to think about if you'll weave it in sections. The easiest way to attach pieces together is by sewing...”
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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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