Weaving Pattern Designs on a Frame Loom

Influences

A course by Rachel Snack , Textile Artist

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938 students

Audio: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese

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About the video: Influences

Overview

“In this lesson you will learn about the weavers and artists who inspire me, and why their work is so important.”

In this video lesson Rachel Snack addresses the topic: Influences , which is part of the Domestika online course: Weaving Pattern Designs on a Frame Loom. Learn the intricate art of weaving patterns using a frame loom to create beautiful designs for your final project.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, I'm going to talk about the artists who have influenced my career and who inspire me. I'm going to start talking about Annie Albers, and if you're going to study weaving, she's an important person to know. Not only has she been extremely influential to my practice, She shaped the contemporary weaving landscape of today and inspires many others. Albers learned to weave at the Bauhaus in Germany and she was known for her printmaking and weaving. making both traditional craft and fine art. She wrote one of my favorite books on weaving, where she talks about a tactile sensibilit...”

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Course summary for: Weaving Pattern Designs on a Frame Loom

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (12)
938 students
4 units
15 lessons (1h 32m)
5 downloads

Category
Craft
Areas
Arts & Crafts, Fiber Arts, Interactive Design, Pattern Design, Weaving

Rachel Snack

A course by Rachel Snack

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Textile Artist

Rachel Snack is a weaver, educator and textile artist. She received her Bachelor of Fine Art in Fiber & Material Studies from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and her Master of Science in Textile Design from Philadelphia University.

Rachel is the founder of Weaver House, a textile studio, yarn shop and weaving school dedicated to preserving craft tradition through hand-making and weaving education.

Rachel has conserved objects for exhibitions at The National Constitution Center, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Fabric Workshop & Museum, The NY Public Library and The Museum of Arts and Design. She has exhibited her work internationally, and taught courses on weaving and fiber dyeing to hundreds of students. She has been an artist-in-residence at T.E.X.E.R.E in Mexico, The Burren College of Art in Ireland, and Awamaki in Peru.