3D Weaving and Yarn Trimming for Wall Hangings
Creating Patterns with Rya Knots
A course by Allyson Rousseau , Fiber Artist
About the video: Creating Patterns with Rya Knots
Overview
“Next, I will show you how to make a rya knot. This will be useful to create various raised patterns, including speckles, gradients, and checkerboards.”
In this video lesson Allyson Rousseau addresses the topic: Creating Patterns with Rya Knots, which is part of the Domestika online course: 3D Weaving and Yarn Trimming for Wall Hangings. Learn how to sculpt shapes with yarn and make patterns with rya knots to create colorful wall hangings using a combination of flat and 3D weaving techniques .
Partial transcription of the video
“ Creating Patterns with Rya Knots In this lesson, I'll show how to make a rya knot as well as different patterns I'll show how to make later on. To make a rya knot, the first thing is to cut a piece of whatever color you want that's at least 3.5 inches long. This is longer than that, but that's fine. You can make a rya knot either by using your hands, or you can do it with your needle. It depends on the space you have to work with. These shapes don't have much room to get your fingers in between the warp strings. I'll use my needle. You'll go under one warp string.... pull the yarn through...”
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Course summary for: 3D Weaving and Yarn Trimming for Wall Hangings
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Category
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Areas
Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Fiber Arts, Interior Decoration, Textile Design, Weaving
Allyson Rousseau
A course by Allyson Rousseau
Allyson Rousseau is a fiber artist based in Pictou, Nova Scotia. She studied studio art at the University of Guelph where she practiced painting, drawing, and sculpture, and later discovered contemporary weaving whilst doing research for her assignment. She quickly began teaching herself how to weave out of curiosity, and quit her full-time job to pursue a career in the art form in 2016. Allyson first began selling her work on Etsy and posting on Instagram, before setting up her own website.
Since then, she has created over 200 custom pieces for homes in Canada, the US, Australia, and beyond. She has also collaborated with brands including We Are Knitters, exhibited her work internationally, and been featured in publications including KOEL Magazine, House & Home, and Mollie Makes.
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