Since my last post about the Lace Weave Workshop the date has changed. It is now Saturday and Sunday 3 and 4 December. So if you were interested but couldn't make the date in September you've another change to join us. The contact details are the same, Janet Ellison, of Fibre East.
I'm really looking forward to tutoring this workshop, so hopefully I'll see you there.
Showing posts with label week-end workshop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label week-end workshop. Show all posts
Friday, September 02, 2016
Lace Weave Workshop
Since my last post about the Lace Weave Workshop the date has changed. It is now Saturday and Sunday 3 and 4 December. So if you were interested but couldn't make the date in September you've another change to join us. The contact details are the same, Janet Ellison, of Fibre East.
I'm really looking forward to tutoring this workshop, so hopefully I'll see you there.
I'm really looking forward to tutoring this workshop, so hopefully I'll see you there.
Saturday, August 13, 2016
Lace Weave Workshop in September
After the success of the Block Weave workshop in June, the lovely Fibre East team have booked me for another workshop, this time Lace Weaves, in September. This workshop explores up to five lace weaves in either cotton or wool (yes, wool!), so if you're interested in the beautiful Scandinavian textiles that use these structures then why not book on this course?
Yes, wool! Most lace weave fabrics are woven in linen, cotton or a mix of them both, but it's equally beautiful in wool for soft draped scarves, striking cushions, blankets, etc. Don't let your pre-conceived ideas prevent you from having a go at weaving them in wool, the UK's most versatile fibres. The course is designed so that every student will pre-warp their own loom in one of the structures and in the workshop will share their looms with each other, in a "round robin", so that everyone goes home with swatches in each structure, some in cotton and some in wool.
Below are two shawls I was commissioned to make a few years ago, in Huck Lace. Both are hand woven in silk and cashmere.
Yes, wool! Most lace weave fabrics are woven in linen, cotton or a mix of them both, but it's equally beautiful in wool for soft draped scarves, striking cushions, blankets, etc. Don't let your pre-conceived ideas prevent you from having a go at weaving them in wool, the UK's most versatile fibres. The course is designed so that every student will pre-warp their own loom in one of the structures and in the workshop will share their looms with each other, in a "round robin", so that everyone goes home with swatches in each structure, some in cotton and some in wool.
Below are two shawls I was commissioned to make a few years ago, in Huck Lace. Both are hand woven in silk and cashmere.
Wednesday, June 08, 2016
Fibre East Block Weave Workshop Week-End
Last week-end I tutored a successful workshop in Flitwick. Fibre East organised a two day workshop studying Block Weaves and 10 weavers shared their looms and warps so that they could experience Monks Belt, Honeycomb, Overshot, Crackle and Summer and Winter. Here are a selection of images of all the swatches they produced over the two days.
I am extremely proud of how the tackled the course, some new to weaving, and some with only two years experience. Well done everyone!
I am extremely proud of how the tackled the course, some new to weaving, and some with only two years experience. Well done everyone!
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