Date:
11-14 june
Price:
CHF 270.–
Would you like to explore the subtleties of weaving by playing with shades and contrasts? Join our workshop dedicated to color gamp!
Assessing the impact of colors on each other is always a delicate moment in the development of a weaving project.
We invite you to weave a “gamp” (sample fabric) in mercerized cotton, using the 12 colors of the color wheel in the warp and the same colors in the weft to judge how they influence each other. The weave also has an influence on the rendering of colors (we will use plain and twill weaves).
Your “gamp” will help you choose and combine colors for your future projects, or you can turn it into a flamboyant top or decorative cushions.
The workshop will last four days (Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) for setting up the warp and weaving on treadle looms, with the option to finish your project the following week.
Prerequisites: know how to warp and set up a warp.
Fees for yarn are to be paid by participants.
The workshop will last four days (Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday)
Fees for yarn are to be paid by participants.
Workshop for teenagers and adults
BA(Hons) Degree in textile Design Weave Specialism Chelsea College of Art, UAL
I am a weaver and textile artist whose work focuses on the reuse and recycling of waste materials to create intriguing and unusual pieces that play with form and colour. I enjoy the interplay between the saturated colours of discarded packaging materials like paper, plastic or foils and the sophisticated ones derived from working with plant-based dyes.
In 2011 I discovered my love of weaving whilst studying for a degree in Textile Design at Chelsea College of Art. Having never worked on a loom before, I quickly discovered the joy of creating cloth; optically mixing colours through different yarn combinations, rising to challenges presented by the loom and toying with the boundaries of what could be achieved within the given constraints.
My position as Textiles Technician at Bradford School of Art helped to cultivate my skills as an educator and enabled me to continue to professionally develop my creative skills, enhancing my technical weaving know-how and gaining skills in printed textiles and repeat design.
In my home studio practice I enjoy taking the time to nurture and evolve my artistic identity through exploratory and inquisitive sampling and experimentation, testing ideas on the loom and gathering inspiration from my surroundings.
