week 2, September 7

Gary’s office hours (Sewing Lab), 1-3pm on Saturdays
Pinterest, how to create folders/sections
winding the shuttle, butterflies
visual glossary handout and Technical Weaving Resources
spreading the warp, plain weave, neat selvages, carrying multiple colors of yarn on the edge
student selects weft colors and unusual materials to weave with (minimum 2)
collect meaningful songs
September 12: class meets in the dye lab A31 in the basement
weave 16 inches by September 14, reference Technical Weaving Resources for technical help

homework:
1. pin 5 images of weavings you deem inspirational to Fall2023, Intro Weaving in the folder titled YourName + Inspiration; begin by looking at Weavers to Check Out here)
2.pin images of spun yarn and basic hand sewing samples to Fall2023, Intro Samples on Pinterest in the folder titled with your first name
3. pin 5 images of embroidery and hand sewing that you find inspirational to Fall2023, Intro Samples board, in folder titled with YourName + Inspiration
4. work on weaving 16″ (due: September 14), reference Technical Weaving Resources for technical help; must include at least 2 unusual materials (ex. plastic, paper, cut up photograph, branch etc)
5. work on embroidery sample (due: September 14)
6. watch the following videos from Weavers Throughout Time and Place (quiz #2 on September 12):
    The Art of Making a Tapestry, The Gobelins, Paris, 9 minutes
    The Hand Versus Machine, Shawl, ca. 1849, Deneirouse and Boisglavy (French),
    2.5 minutes
    Navajo weavers Barbara Teller Ornelas and Lynda Teller Pete, 12 minutes
    Venancio Aragon, Navajo Weaver, 8 minutes
    I Weave What I Have Seen: the War Rugs of Afghanistan, watch minimum the first 15
    minutes
     Design Works: The Women of the Bauhaus, 11 minutes
Paradise Mill How The Jacquard Mechanism Works
Binary and the Jacquard Mechanism-demonstration