January 14, week 1

Quiz 1: Fabric of Civilization

Demo:
Using ball winder to make a cake
Double plying yarn
Using niddy noddy to wind a hank
Figure 8 ties
Relax the yarn in water
Dry and wind into a ball or yarn butterfly (instructions, how-to videos and visual glossary)

Weaving Presentation: email for access to the mp4 file shown in class

Distribute: materials and tools for Basic Hand Sewing sample (independent work, due on Pinterest January 21) and Embroidery Sample (independent work, due on Pinterest January 29).

Email Natalya 2-3 meaningful songs, Pinterest

Homework for January 21

1. Watch assigned Weavers Throughout Time and Place (part 1), quiz
Ancient Andean Textiles, 30 minutes
The Last Supper, ca. 1524–6 (design), ca. 1525–28 (woven), Bernard van Orley and Pieter de Pannemaker, 2.5 minutes
The Unicorn Tapestries, 9.5 minutes
Grayson Perry’s The Vanity of Small Differences, 10 minutes

2. Identify meaningful songs, email 2-3 songs to Natalya

3. Double ply the single ply yarn, relax the yarn in water, stretch the yarn if it still has too much energy, dry the yarn, wind into ball (all how to videos are here under Assignments: Technical Learning Samples

4. Prepare two hanks/skeins from one commercial hank with 8 figure eight ties; this is an opportunity to use the umbrella swift and niddy noddy (all how to videos are here under Assignments: Technical Learning Samples

5. Basic Hand Sewing Samples due (all instructional videos can be found here), independent work

6. Embroidery Sample, independent work (due on Pinterest January 29)