Decorative Tapestries: Advanced Handloom Techniques
More shapes and finish
A course by Diana Cunha , Textile Artist
About the video: More shapes and finish
Overview
“In this class, I will continue to weave the piece, following the design, until I reach the top of the loom, where I will explain my preferred way of finishing. ”
In this video lesson Diana Cunha addresses the topic: More shapes and finish, which is part of the Domestika online course: Decorative Tapestries: Advanced Handloom Techniques. Learn to weave decorative wall hangings by combining stitching techniques, embellishments, and embroidery.
Partial transcription of the video
“More shapes and finish In this class, I will continue to weave the shapes. As you can see here on my loom, I have already completed the dark green form, I have advanced the pink form and I will now start the water green shape. For this stain, I chose a cotton. In this case, I'm using a lot of yarn because I'm going to pile weave. Before making the pile weave, I'm making some rows of taffeta. If you remember correctly, at this point, we always have to make at least one row of taffeta, pile weave and then another row of taffeta. Only here, I don't want to fill the pile weave stain, so I'm bal...”
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Course summary for: Decorative Tapestries: Advanced Handloom Techniques
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Embroidery, Fiber Arts, Textile Design, Weaving
Diana Cunha
A course by Diana Cunha
Diana Cunha is a Portuguese textile artist who, after graduating in international relations and working for 20 years in the banking sector, discovered her true passion for textiles. After taking some courses in 2015, she started to work with frame loom tapestry, macramé, and embroidery, developing her own visual language and style.
At the beginning of 2016, she created her brand Oficina 166 and at the end of 2017, she expanded her studio to work with a team of two people while teaching creative workshops and courses.
She has held two exhibitions in Lisbon and works with clients in several countries such as the United States, Luxembourg, Belgium, Angola, and Portugal.
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