Geometric tapestry weaving

July 8th - August 8th, 2014. University of Rhode Island Feinstein Providence Campus Gallery Opening reception: July 17, 5-9pm. Since the last time I posted, I have received 219 tapestries in the mail. It was so exciting to open all the packages and see the tapestries. The next thing was to figure out how they will all be arranged on the panels for the exhibit. That was a lot of fun, trying to decide which ones will look best together. When the show is up, I will take photos so if you can't…

A visit with Copenhagen tapestry artist Ulrikka Mokdad

An introduction to tapestry weaving. Suitable for beginners and improvers. This one day workshop is a wonderful immersive day in the world of tapestry weaving. Using a prepared wood frame, you will learn to weave simple and effective geometric shapes, while preparing threads and changing colours. There will also be...

Rebecca Mezoff teaches tapestry weaving techniques, color theory, and designing for tapestry in her online school. She also offers courses in acid wool dyeing.

Commissioned for a corporate office in New York, NY.

Some of you will be surprised that tapestry weavers weave a line at a time at all! There are reasons to weave this way and I spend a fair amount of my own weaving time using this method. How do you know whether you should weave a shape at a time or line by line? There are reasons for both and the truth is that you’re probably going to use both methods depending on your design and the equipment you’re using. This is the topic of the Tapestry Discovery Box which opened on October 15th…

I thought I had finished all the admin that comes with finishing a new artwork until I realised I hadn't posted about it here. Better late than never. Tidal traces *SOLD* Handwoven tapestry Size: 71 x 23cm (approx.) Materials: cotton, linen, rayon and wool; woven on 8 warps per inch on cotton warp. "Tidal traces" is an exploration of the cyclical ebb and flow of the tide, based on a painted sketch of the shoreline at the Sand O' Wright beach in Hoxa. Traced edges left behind on the shore are…

Members of Tapestry Weavers South spent an enlightening few days with master tapestry makers Archie Brennan and Susan Martin Maffei from May 10 through early afternoon on May 15, 2011. The workshop location was Camp Mikell near Toccoa, Georgia and the weather was beautiful for the entire time with chilly mornings and warm afternoons. Archie and Susan challenged us with pears... our task began as we were asked to bring two pears to the workshop, along with drawing supplies, colored papers and…

“I wish I knew how to weave,” I found myself sighing longingly while clicking through Hannah Waldron’s portfolio. The UK-based multi-disciplinary artist and designer has transitioned seamlessly from grid-based image-making to create works in textile form since completing an MFA in Textiles at Konstfack, Sweden, and it looks like she’s well at home in the medium. _Map Tapestries_ is a series of woven works inspired by various city scenes – Kreuzberg, NYC and Venice, for example – in bright…