Dyeing resist dye samples. All instructions are posted here. Choose 4 colors per group from the wall of color recipes. Place posted note on the color that you have chosen.
Removing tapestry from loom. Finishing tapestry by pulling all hanging threads into the weaving and cutting off ends and finishing the top and bottom warps.
Finishing a Weaving – good overview of all the options for finishing warp ends on tapestry
Weft Protectors Handout – pdf with step by step instructions for numerous ways to finish warp threads
Preventing the Unraveling of Weft Threads (while the tapestry is still on the loom):
hemstitch
edge stitch
double half hitch knot for weaving
Hiding Loose Weft Threads (on the back of the tapestry)
hiding weft ends
Finishing Warp Threads (top and bottom of tapestry)
hiding warp threads inside weaving
simple knot (first example in the video)
twisted fringe
damascus edge
maori edge part 1
maori edge part 2
maori edge part 3
homework
next class will take place in Sewing Lab, A4
Students MUST watch the following videos before next class (students will be quizzed):
machine sewing
Singer 44S Heavy Duty – beginning to min. 21