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In this course, you will :
- Teaches you to look for inspiration in unusual places and use it to make a handmade rug
- Learn traditional handweaving techniques as well as how to construct your own frame loom.
- Investigate a modern approach to a traditional art form and design the ideal cut-out rug.
- Discover the various materials and tools needed for handweaving a rug before Sophie shows you how to set up a frame loom and achieve the perfect tension.
- Learn the three basic handweaving techniques for creating your piece.
- Learn about urban wandering, the practise of drawing inspiration from your surroundings, and how Sophie uses it to create image mood boards. Transform those images into colour, investigate their textures, and use mark making techniques to create a one-of-a-kind rug design.
Syllabus :
1. Materials and Basic Techniques
- Introduction to the Three Techniques - Shape, Lace, and Fringe
- Setting Up the Loom and Basic Weaving Techniques
- Materials
2. Materializing Your Inspiration
- Sketching
- Extracting Colour and Yarn Windings
- Urban Wondering and Mood Boards
3. Weaving Your Rug
- Finishing Techniques
- Technique 3 - Fringe
- Technique 2 - Shape
- Technique 1 - Weaving a Lace-Like Structure
- Setting up the Loom and Preparing the Yarns to Weave
