Weaving: Color, Pattern and Material Experimentation

Overview

“In this unit, you will discover the basics of weaving. You will determine the size of your weave to make for your lampshade. We will explain the fundamental weaves and how to represent them in technical drawing.”

In this video lesson Lily Alcaraz & Léa Berlier addresses the topic: Weaving, basic notions, which is part of the Domestika online course: Weaving: Color, Pattern and Material Experimentation . Unleash your textile creativity with this Domestika course. Learn to weave with hand-painted paper wefts and create unique textile pieces..

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson we will look at the basics of weaving. A weave is a textile made from two materials that intersect in a perpendicular manner. To achieve this crossing, it is necessary to have a tensioning device, for example a frame. The series of wires stretched across the frame is called the warp. The threads passed through the warp constitute the weft. To be able to pass the frame, the warp threads which are stretched on the loom must be able to separate into two layers. Their mode of operation varies. Here we will use one of the simplest, a frame on which it will be necessary to lift the...”

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Course summary for: Weaving: Color, Pattern and Material Experimentation

• Level: Beginner
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• 751 students
• 5 units
• 17 lessons (2h 3m)
• 7 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, Fiber Arts, Furniture Design & Making, Interior Decoration, Textile Design, Weaving