Textile Artwork Weaving Workshop

Explore colours and yarns and create your own unique woven artwork with Royal College of Art graduate Karina Thomas


Karina Thomas
Karina Thomas
5.0 (1)

3 hours

Class size 1 to 6 (public classes), 5 to 10
  £60 (PayPal Pay in 3 available)

Enjoy learning to weave on a tapestry loom at Black Swans Studio. We will explore yarn colours and textures and relax in the creative hub of this class. You will be guided through the techniques and processes to come away with your own textural wall hanging.
Karina will start by showing you examples of woven work as inspiration for future development.
During the class, you will learn how to:
  • warp up your loom and start to introduce weft yarn using simple plain weave.
  • change weft colours and make Rya knots to create a three-dimensional textural effect.
  • introduce motifs into your weave.
  • use finishing techniques for removing the weave from the frame.
This class is suitable for beginners.
You will come away with your own woven wall art and instruction sheets to help you continue your weaving. Materials and yarns are included in this workshop. Tapestry frames will be available to purchase after the workshop.
Teas, coffee, and homemade cake are provided during the workshop.
What you'll get
  • Warp and weft yarns are included in this workshop.
  • Teas, coffee and homemade cake are provided during the workshop.
The workshop takes place in Black Swans studio, formally the cow shed, on Culverton farm, near the Chiltern Hills of Buckinghamshire.
Knowledge required
suitable for beginners
What to bring
any colour reference they are inspired by
Location

Black Swans Studio, Culverton Farm, Wycombe Road, Princes Risborough, Bucks HP27 0EU

10 minutes walk from Princes Risborough train station, parking on site

Your teacher can also travel within 40 miles of Princes Risborough, to a venue of your choice for a private class.

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Karina Thomas
Karina Thomas

5.0 (1)
female Women-owned

Black Swans Studio is a multi discipline art and design studio set in the Buckinghamshire countryside. Created by Karina Thomas and Lisa Vaughan, who met whilst studying textiles at The Royal College of Art, to share teaching skills and experience from their design backgrounds. Come and join the workshops here and enjoy this inspiring design space; a place of learning and retreat. Monthly classes are presently run in stitch and weave with other workshops planned from guest designers to offer a creative mix of craft and design courses. Our studio is based in the cow shed, one of a series of converted farm buildings at Culverton Farm.
This area of Buckinghamshire has historically been linked to the crafts industry. Wood turners, bodgers and furniture makers, lace and needle makers. As you travel around the hills and valleys of the county, wardrobe lane and needle makers house are evidence of this past craft lineage. Our workshops reflect this rich cultural history and aim to keep people connected to these skillfull craft traditions.

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