Handweaving Techniques for Contemporary Rug Design

Decorate your home with unique hand-woven pieces by learning contemporary weaving techniques that explore positive and negative space

• Introduction
• Materials and Basic Techniques
• Materializing Your Inspiration
• Weaving Your Rug
• Final Tips
• Final project

Handweaving is a time-honored art that gives you the immense satisfaction of creating something from scratch. Textile designer Sophie Graney specializes in hand-woven techniques, using an experimental creative process to craft unique pieces for lifestyle accessories and interior furnishings. Her products have been featured in magazines like Cover Magazine, Textile View, and the cover of Atelier d’Art.

In this course, Sophie teaches you to find inspiration in unexpected places, and use it to create a handmade rug. Learn the classic handweaving techniques and even how to make your own frame loom. Explore a contemporary approach to a traditional art and create the perfect cut-out rug.

• About Me
• Influences
• Materials
• Setting Up the Loom and Basic Weaving Techniques 1
• Setting Up the Loom and Basic Weaving Techniques 2
• Introduction to the Three Techniques - Shape, Lace, and Fringe 1
• Introduction to the Three Techniques - Shape, Lace, and Fringe 2
• Urban Wondering and Mood Boards
• Extracting Colour and Yarn Windings
• Sketching 1
• Sketching 2
• Setting up the Loom and Preparing the Yarns to Weave
• Technique 1 - Weaving a Lace-Like Structure
• Technique 2 - Shape
• Technique 3 - Fringe
• Finishing Techniques 1
• Finishing Techniques 2
• Finishing Techniques 3
• Making Bigger Products From Small Scales Weaving
• Taking Care of Your Weaving Items
• Handweaving Techniques for Contemporary Rug Design