(images: Magdalena Abakanowicz, Sheila Hicks, Navajo weaving) Assignments: Due Mon. 9/10 Finish your Loom Wind your warp (*mini-assignment) Reading: Women’s Work – The First 20,000 Years, Chapters 1 & 3 Handouts & Files: Building the Loom Instructions (to be shared) CAD files for loom parts (to be shared) Winding the Warp handout Links to Materials: Warping yarn: Maysville …
Assignment: Due Wed. 9/5 Partner acid dye yarn, dry yarn and wind into ball (*mini-assignment) Reading: Global Colors – Dyes and the Dye Trade Sign-Up for Acid Dye Color Acid Dye Color List Sign Up Acid Dyeing Recipes and Worksheets: Immersion WashFast Acid Dyeing using Stock Solution handout Safety Guidelines for Acid Dying & Using the Induction …
(images: wool skeins and Ghandi spinning cotton) Assignment: Due Wed. 9/5 Spin 5 yards * (mini-assignment) Reading: Craft and the Impulse to Abstract by Warren Seelig (1992) Get required materials (see list in syllabus) Enjoy: Craft Talk by Leslie Hall Links to Materials: Wool roving we used in class: Bare Wool of the Andes Roving Amazing video …
(images: Dave Cole, Nick Cave, Elizabeth Talbot Scott, Annie Albers) This will be a place where I will add links and resources related to the topics of each class period. They will be uploaded the day before each class. You will find digital copies of handouts, tutorials, and other resources.