TODAY’S AGENDA
- Welcome
- Soak hand-spun yarn.
- Finish looking at Student’s Weaving finds
- Visit Soft Technologies Studio A31 – materials + extra storage + workspace
- Demos & Activities:
- Stretching hand-spun yarn
- Skeins to Yarn Balls
- Tying on warp
- Beginning to weave
- Clean-up
- Homework (below)
- Exit Ticket (below)
DUE FOR NEXT CLASS
The following are due by the beginning of class, Thurs., 9/16:
- Wind dyed skeins into balls.
- Using the umbrella swift and ball winder, wind your hand-dyed skeins into balls of yarn.
- Weave 10 inches by next Tuesday, 9/21
- Weave at least 10 inches on your loom, not counting the thick cord or fabric used for straightening your warp.
- Try the different weaving techniques listed on the Tapestry Weaving assignment. Experiment with other techniques you find or invent.
- Review slideshows for inspirations (Slideshow of Student Examples) or look online for examples!
- Feeling excited for more? Here are some readings that I like and suggest (not required).
- Craft and the Impulse to Abstract by Warren Seelig (1992)
- Global Colors – Dyes and the Dye Trade by Elena Phipps