London

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Craft

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Textiles

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Weaving

Introduction to Backstrap Weaving Class

Experience a complete body-connecting journey as you learn the ancient craft of backstrap weaving!

Brooke Dennis

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4 hours

1 to 8 £100

London

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Craft

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Textiles

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Weaving

What you'll do

Come sit down in the studio and learn the wonderful and super portable art of Backstrap Weaving with Alex!

Alex will take you through her personal story with backstrap weaving, some history, and also how the backstrap loom is structured and how it works – with some incredible samples to show you the complexities and endless options of weaving in this style.

You will then learn how to set up your loom from scratch for tapestry weaving. We will start with attaching the warp strings from the back to the front beam with the right tension. Then we will attach the shed stick and heddles.

You will also learn how the mechanics of the loom work with the movement of your body, basic stitching, weft interlocking, and how to add the third beam to your weaving when your weaving becomes longer as you progress. Finishing techniques to remove your work from the loom will also be covered.

With a small class size of just 6 people, you will receive copious amounts of hands-on support and help.

All materials and tools are provided for this workshop, including:

A backstrap loom – to use during the session (available to purchase after the class if you love this!)
Access to our vast collection of yarn and fibre for weaving
PDF emailed to all participants after the class

No experience necessary. All interested textile enthusiasts welcome.

Please note, for this workshop, you might find it more comfortable sitting on the floor – bring something comfy to sit on! I’ll have the heating on.

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Location

Make Town - 32 Vyner Street, London, E2 9DQ, England

Your teacher

Brooke Dennis

7k followers

5.0 (1)

Haere mai everything is ka pai!

Make Town is a creative textile heaven for everyone! Tucked away in the super trendy Vyner Street, we know you will love it here even more than our last spot.

We host workshops, socials, guest teachers, parties, and your kids weekdays, evenings and weekends. Non stop fun really.

MT is 3 Floors of epic creative space just for you!

If you think of a a classic Gym, but instead of working out your body, you flex your brain and get down and dirty with your hands instead.

Ground Floor is The Party Floor – Use the massive height adjustable tables for cutting and to really spread out. Come to one of our group workshops or hire it our for your next event.

First Floor is The Sewing Room – Sewing machines and overlockers, irons, threads, elastics, scissors and every tool you will ever need for your sewing adventure. With a couple of doors leading out side for quiet hand stitching in the sun and for lunch time.

Second Floor is The Weaving Studio – Filled to the brim with yarns and fibres for you to create something magical and uniquely yours. Beautiful high ceilings and spiritually peaceful. You will love it up there.

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I’m Sofa King excited to be back up and running! See you there homies x