Rope Weaving Techniques for Colorful Chairs
Weave the warp
A course by Clara Arpini , Designer and Artisan
About the video: Weave the warp
Overview
“Everything is ready to move on to the realization of the project, let's start weaving! In this lesson I will deal with the first phase of weaving: the warp. ”
In this video lesson Clara Arpini addresses the topic: Weave the warp, which is part of the Domestika online course: Rope Weaving Techniques for Colorful Chairs. Learn basic seat mending and rope weaving techniques to give old chairs a new life with colorful, eye-catching patterns.
Partial transcription of the video
“Weave the warp Let's start our final project. In this lesson, we will check that the scheme fits into the structure we have to weave and we will start weaving the warp. We measure our structure. Measure the inside of the frame. 30.5 cm, in this case. Also from here, 30.5 cm. The rope I'm going to use is polypropylene and it is 5 mm thick. Note that the volume of the string decreases when it is pulled. So I will consider that my rope it will be 3 mm thick when finished. I divide the length of my structure by 3 mm, so i understand how many steps i will have. Ok, this scheme is perfect for the...”
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Course summary for: Rope Weaving Techniques for Colorful Chairs
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Arts & Crafts, Design, Furniture Design & Making, Weaving
Clara Arpini
A course by Clara Arpini
Clara Arpini is a designer and artisan originally from a small town near Milan. Raised in a creative family, Clara worked for many years in the restaurant business, until she accidentally discovered her passion for the world of straw-weaving and weaving while observing an old grandmother's sitting.
Since then he began to train and follow courses, also participating in craft markets around Italy. Thus he began to receive commissions from private individuals and to collaborate with designers, architects, fairs and events. Today it has its own brand, Nodo, which provides modern or traditional straw-making services and which also offers furnishing accessories.
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