Weave 101: Get hooked on weaving!

Weaving is an exciting and versatile craft, but it can be difficult to know how to get started. In this 4 hour workshop with weaver Emma Wood, you can take the first steps towards building up your knowledge and confidence as a weaver.

Over the course of the workshop, you’ll have the chance to design and weave your own fabric samples on an 8-shaft loom, whilst also understanding the principles of shaft weaving. The workshop takes place in Emma’s studio, where you can select from a broad range of yarns that you can play and experiment with as you become more familiar with how weaving works. Emma will introduce you to the basic motions of weaving, help you understand how the different structures work, and explain how different warp threadings can impact your designs.

You’ll also have the chance to try designing your own weave structures, and create your own cloth sample to take home with you.

What’s included?

• Your own loom for the duration of the workshop, pre-threaded and ready to weave
• All yarns and weaving materials
• Beginner’s catalogue of weave structures

What will I learn?

• The basic principles of weaving
• How a loom works
• How to weave on an 8-shaft loom (straight or pointed draft)

What will I make?

• Small individual samples or a wall hanging

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About Emma

Emma is a weaver who has been based in Berlin for over fifteen years. She has an MA in Woven Textiles from the Royal College of Art in London. She has worked across the textile industry in commercial design, performance materials, research, restoration and textile engineering. Emma currently works in artistic material research at her studio in Wedding, which is filled with fourteen looms and an unholy amount of yarn.

Emma is a weave-geek through and through, and loves being able to spread her passion for her craft through this series of workshops.