Weaving and Upcycling: Craft Tapestries with Recycled Fabric

Overview

“Here you will see how to start your weave. I will start by stabilizing this one with a few rows of cotton thread, then I will move on to the strip, first tackling the waves and the stairs. You will see how to overlap two colors on the same row.”

In this video lesson Delphine Dénéréaz addresses the topic: The First Elements, 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

“The first elements In this lesson, we will begin weaving the final project. As you see, I have already mounted my chain and for the occasion, I mounted a two-tone chain. Using two colors will bring more shades into the final project. I placed purple cotton on the chain, where there is pink architecture on my drawing. I will start weaving. To stabilize my weaving, I start with a few round trips of canvas with cotton. As seen earlier in the lessons, I weave every other thread with my shuttle. I place the piece that protrudes directly at the back of the weave. I close my first row. I went over...”

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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