Weaving Pattern Designs on a Frame Loom
Weaving Terminology
A course by Rachel Snack , Textile Artist
About the video: Weaving Terminology
Overview
“Now we’ll go over some basic weaving terminology, which will become a helpful guide for future lessons.”
In this video lesson Rachel Snack addresses the topic: Weaving Terminology , 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, we're going to cover weaving terminology. The first terms I'm going to talk about are warp and weft. The warp are the yarns that are dressed onto the loom that run vertically and are held under tension. Warp yarns need to be strong so that when you're weaving they don't break. The weft yarns are the yarns that you weave across the loom, often using a shuttle or a weaving needle. These type of yarns can be anything and don't have to be as strong as the warp yarn. EPI stands for ends per inch, which correlates to the number of warp yarns are in one inch on your loom. PPI stand...”
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Course summary for: Weaving Pattern Designs on a Frame Loom
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Arts & Crafts, Fiber Arts, Interactive Design, Pattern Design, Weaving
Rachel Snack
A course by Rachel Snack
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.
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