Handmade Patchwork Wall Hanging with Naturally-Dyed Textiles
The Sketch of the Patchwork
A course by Rebecca Rigg , Textile Brand
About the video: The Sketch of the Patchwork
Overview
“Using my mood board, I'll start sketching out a pattern for my project's design. You'll see how I cut, piece, and stick shapes together to form a quilt design to scale. I'll also be deciding on a colour map to get a better sense of how everything will look.”
In this video lesson Rebecca Rigg addresses the topic: The Sketch of the Patchwork, which is part of the Domestika online course: Handmade Patchwork Wall Hanging with Naturally-Dyed Textiles. Learn the foundations of natural dyeing with kitchen food waste and transform upcycled fabrics into unique patchwork wall hangings ready to display in your home.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Sketch of the Patchwork Now that we've created our mood board, let's start sketching our project. In front of me, I have a piece of A3 paper. It's not mandatory to have this size, it's just what I'm working with today. I also have some graph paper. I have my mood board here for reference. I have some coloured pens too. From my mood board, I'm interested and intrigued by these linear lines. I'd like to incorporate this grid system into my pattern to replicate the fields and the crops. As we already know we'll be making a wall hanging for our final project and it will be a rectangle of ...”
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Course summary for: Handmade Patchwork Wall Hanging with Naturally-Dyed Textiles
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Category
Craft -
Areas
DIY, Embroidery, Sewing, Textile Design, Upcycling
Rebecca Rigg
A course by Rebecca Rigg
Rebecca Rigg is a natural dyer based in France. She grew up in a family of artists and was particularly encouraged to pursue her creativity by her mother.
She went on to study art textiles at school and take weekend courses in crafts at an open university while experimenting with sewing, crochet, and more in her spare time.
In 2015, after discovering and falling in love with the indigo dye technique, Rebecca created Marram in collaboration with her mother – a textile brand specializing in mindful, one-of-a-kind homewares and accessories. Together they sell everything from cushions to natural dye kits via their online shop and have had their work featured by Home Magazine, Food 52, The Zoe Report, Etsy, and more.
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