February 25, week 7

https://www.lambontheloom.com/blog/category/scarves

In Class:
1. In Class Work Day on Final Weaving 
2. Quick Overview of Hiding Weft Threads and And Finishing The Warp Ends

Homework: 
1. Watch my video – how to hide loose weft threads, work with warp ends, and attach dowel rod to the weaving https://youtu.be/vEAGr3zdvEc
2. Watch Finishing a Weaving – good overview of all the options for finishing warp ends on tapestry
3.  Look through Weft Protectors Handout – pdf with step by step instructions for numerous ways to finish warp thread
4.  Watch Quilting videos. There will be a quiz on March 9 (after Spring Break).
Cloth and Culture: Quilted Objects from Around the World (beginning – 35 mins)
Craft in America: QUILTS episode
Gee’s Bend, Quilting Over Generation
How a Group of Women in This Small Alabama Town Perfected the Art of Quilting
Bisa Butler: Portraits
5. Before March 18, watch the videos (1-7) below in the order listed. The first video introduces the next assignment and the following videos provide historical background for banners.  Do not skip.

1. Introduction to Banners and Quilts: Who Am I? What Matters?
   A Walk Round Banner Culture
2. Siena Italy, The Palio, 10:47
3. Asofo Flags: Stitched Through Time, Gus Casely-Hayford, 6:58
4. Gus Casely-Hayford on Fante Asofo Flags, Artist and Empire, 3:55
5. Unity Through Design: The Power of Flags, Michael Green, 15:27
6. Shoton Festival, 1:42
7. Silk, Satin and Suffrage, 10:18

Additional Technical Resources for Finishing Your Weavings
Preventing the Unraveling of Weft Threads (while the tapestry is still on the loom):
hemstitch
edge stitch
rolled and pressed hem
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)
philippine edge
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