Weaving and Upcycling: Craft Tapestries with Recycled Fabric

Weaving and Upcycling: Craft Tapestries with Recycled Fabric

“We have come to the end of the course. Thank you for accompanying me! I hope that this learning will be useful to you and that you will enjoy carrying out your project. I leave you below the main steps to follow to complete it. This can be the mat you have already started with the exercises or you can create a new one! In any case, take care to document the different stages of your creation and add a brief explanation of what you did in each of them, your choices, as well as any obstacles you may have encountered. Search for inspiration Create your inspiration boards by doing research on the internet or with personal photos or magazines. This will allow you to find avenues of work as well as your color palette.

Sketch Next, make a pencil drawing on paper, color it and select the materials you are going to weave. You can use more traditional materials or let your imagination run wild! Weaving Mount your warp on the frame, then start weaving. First work the lower elements and, according to your sketch, plan color changes on the same row or changes of shapes. You can also nest shapes. The final touches To finish, add some embroideries to enhance certain areas and complete your project by tying the warp threads at the top and bottom. You can embellish the fringes, if you wish. If this is your first time weaving, congratulations! I can't wait to see what you've created. Don't forget to share your project with the community. To do this, click on the “Create your project” button. I also invite you to share your questions and clarifications with me on the forum. I will be delighted to help you, step by step, and especially to see how you have appropriated this lesson that I took great pleasure in sharing with you. The creative community is always very constructive and caring. So go see what your comrades have been up to and comment on their posts. This will help you progress. For my part, I will come by as soon as possible to comment on your work and discuss with you. Goodbye !”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project Here we are in the last video of the course. Well done for coming this far. I hope I have taught you new things about weaving and the louvre technique. Thank you very much for registering for this course. I invite you to continue the exercises. Now I will recap from what we saw during the course. First of all, make your inspiration boards from images found on the internet, Google or Pinterest, but also personal images, photos, postcards or magazines. This will allow you to establish working paths for your projects. On drawing paper, sketch your project first in pencil, then co...”

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Course summary for: Weaving and Upcycling: Craft Tapestries with Recycled Fabric

• Level: Beginner
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• 886 students
• 5 units
• 16 lessons (2h 24m)
• 5 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Accessory Design, Fiber Arts, Interior Decoration, Textile Design, Weaving