Class 5: Weaving – Beginning to Weave

(images: Magdalena Abakanowicz, Sheila Hicks, Navajo weaving)

Assignment: Over the next week:

• Weave 6 hours outside of class

Extra Instructions:

• Basic Tapestry Technique
• Basic Weaving Technique
• Broken Warp Threads
• Weft ending and starting
• Clasped Weft
• Weft Faced Techniques
• Yarn Butterfly
• Danish Medallions
• Leno
• Soumak and Rya Knots
• Soumak
• PickUp Sticks and Weft Floats
• Loops – Weavers Idea Book
• Finishing Techniques in Weaving