The Textile design and weave workshop was beyond great. It was so wonderful to have a group of students, even for such a short time, that were excited by the prospect of learning how to create and design textiles for the first time. This is something I haven’t experienced for a while as I’ve been teaching subjects that aren’t so immediately hands on and creative like weaving. I didn’t even have to engage them as they were highly motivated and ‘self primed’ when they got there!
Nikki, pictured here, designed, warped and completely wove off her first textile in the 4 hours, closely followed by all the other new weavers.
All the weavers wove the same design but used different colour selections, each full of vitality and individuality. Each wove a different self into the work, which was particularly rewarding to my teaching persona. What a way to see experiements and variations in colourways without doing it yourself.
The next workshop is on Saturday 14 November and I can cater for more advanced or experienced weavers too, if you let me know beforehand. For beginner everything is supplied for a small fee.
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