Weaving and Upcycling: Craft Tapestries with Recycled Fabric

Overview

“In case you decide to make your own frame, here I will explain how to go about it. I will also teach you how to mount your warp, that is to say all the threads stretched vertically on the frame to be able to weave.”

In this video lesson Delphine Dénéréaz addresses the topic: Weaving Loom: Manufacturing and Assembly, which is part of the Domestika online course: Weaving and Upcycling: Craft Tapestries with Recycled Fabric. Recycle your old fabric to make beautiful decorative tapestries using traditional weaving techniques.

Partial transcription of the video

“Weaving loom: manufacturing and assembly In this lesson, I will show you how to make your own loom. A loom can also be called a loom. Both are worth it. To do this, you will need a piece of cardboard. This cardboard must be rigid. It can be gray or corrugated cardboard, depending on what you find. For my part, I chose a gray cardboard which is 60 by 45 cm. We will work in the vertical direction, because traditionally, we work in length in weaving. However, if you want to weave in the landscape direction, you can take your card the other way. Now we are going to make the notches on the edges...”

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

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

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

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