Weaving Pattern Designs on a Frame Loom

Tools and Materials

A course by Rachel Snack , Textile Artist

100% positive reviews (12)

938 students

Audio: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese

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About the video: Tools and Materials

Overview

“In this lesson, I’ll share with you the tools and materials you’ll need to weave grid patterns.”

In this video lesson Rachel Snack addresses the topic: Tools and Materials, 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

“So in this lesson, we're going to go over the tools and materials we use for this course. we're gonna be working on something called a frame loom, and this is a frame loom. Frame looms come in all different shapes and sizes. The loom that we're gonna be working on has plastic dents, and comes pre-made. You can also make your own frame loom with nails in a simple frame. The other tools that we're going to be using is something called a stick shuttle. These are two different types of stick shuttles. One is plastic and one is wood. The stick shuttle holds the weft yarn that we're going to be w...”

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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.