Learn to weave your own fabric from scratch! This comprehensive introductory course guides you in the use of a 4 shaft table loom to weave your own cloth.
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Natural Dyeing
Come and discover some of nature’s hidden sources of colour!
Read MoreBraided Rag Rugs
Learn to make fantastic rag rugs using an off-loom, spiral-woven braiding technique.
Read MoreCertificate of Weaving
The course offers excellent tuition in 4 Shaft Weaving covering traditional structures and contemporary applications. A combination of thorough weave theory, practical design skills and experimental approaches is provided. Participants gain experience combining yarns, altering setts, appropriately finishing fabrics and applying Colour Theory to Woven Cloth Design. Students complete the course with a comprehensive folio of samples illustrating their competence in weaving over a dozen structures, plus variations.The Handweavers and Spinners Guild (Carlton North) offers the 4 shaft Certificate of Weaving course as 12 x Sunday classes, (once a month for a year). The 4 shaft course runs from August, 2019 – August 2020. The 8 shaft program is likely to be offered the following year, dependent on student numbers.
Creative Double Weave
Explore the challenge & potential of Double Weave structures via a round robin.
Read MoreExtra Warp Patterning
Explore the theory and practice of extra warp patterning on 8 shafts or more.
Read MoreDarn it..
Our Grandmothers knew a thing or two about making things last.
Read More3D Textiles Workshops
Experience new ways of thinking and making! Thinking and building in 3D - Art Textiles and beyond…
Read MoreFRINGES AND TASSELS
Explore the making of unique fringes or tassels using a variety of materials and techniques.
Read MoreNext Step Weaving
For those who have completed an introductory weaving class or understand the basics and would like to move ahead with their weaving…
Read MoreResist Dyeing
An introduction to Resist Dyeing techniques: stitching, tying, clamping and wrapping, with a choice of 4–6 natural dye pots.
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