Prerequisites:
Beginning Weaving
or Instructor approval of your skill level
Review of beginning weaving curriculum
History of Rio Grande Tapestry designs and elements
Designing your tapestry weaving
Examining design & color in nature, understanding symmetry,
balance, uniformity & variation
Color, yarn choice & preparation
Basic tapestry techniques including diamonds, angles, & rectangles
The weaving process from start to finish
Control of edges, measurement techniques & problem solving
Special Tapestry techniques: diagonals, circles, free form shapes,
hatching & outlines
Problem solving and personal instructor attention to your weaving
techniques & habits
Hand-Dyeing with Natural
Dyes
Dye theory & history
Equipment, supplies and yarn preparation
Collecting & dyeing with native & exotic natural dyes including
Cochineal, Madder & Bacterial Indigo vat dyes
Dyeing to specifications, making recipes
Overdyeing, use pure metal mordants, after baths, fade testing &
record keeping.
Hand Spinning on the
Rio Grande Wheel
Spinning theory, history & equipment
Picking fleece, fiber preparation & carding
Basic hand spinning techniques
Spinning on other wheels & with a drop spindle
Controlling twist & weight, plying & other special technique |
