An advanced set of weaving skills will open up a whole new world of design options. If you're ready to take those next steps, you're in the right place.
This self-led course is for you if:
- You're familiar with warping your loom, plain weave, basic rya knots, basic soumak, and getting your work off of your loom.
- You're ready to explore fresh designs but feel restricted with your current weaving skill set.
- You want your work to feel more authentic.
- You're ready to elevate the level of your finished pieces.
Learn to weave vertical lines, add shag, explore the many uses for twining, blend colors like never before, walk through soumak with fresh eyes and a never before shared technique, think outside the box with slits, find new uses for wrapped embellishments, walk through three different kinds of loops, and add some variety to your work with five more finishing details that will elevate each of your pieces.
Rachel Denbow, Fiber Artist
Hello! I believe in making time to make things, being resourceful, and slow clapping when my peers achieve their next great success.
I'm regularly inspired by color pairings from the 70's but textiles from Central and South America have always had my attention. Raised in California, Hispanic markets and Vietnemese neighbors were just as influential to my worldview as Girl Scout meetings in the suburbs. My early interest in other cultures eventually led me to a BA in Teaching English as a Second Language and afforded me the chance to live abroad in both England and China.
Motherhood taught me to slow down and afforded me time to focus on my insane desire to not only be creative, but to be productive in my creativity. Twelve years later I've had the opportunity to write 17 creative skills e-courses, authored a best-selling weaving book, and have taught fiber workshops all over the country. Weaving, specifically, has taught me how connected we are to each others stories. It's offered a sense of belonging to a greater community of women throughout the world that know that same rhythm of the weft passing through the wrap.
I know the ways a hobby can be so much more than a hobby, so it's my great pleasure to introduce you to this very practical and forgiving medium. No promises on how it will change your life but from what I've seen and heard from fellow weavers, it's a very real possibility.
-Rachel
Woven: Next Steps Outline
Lesson One: Rya Shag
It's not magic, it's just gravity.
Lesson Two: Wrapped Embellishments
We depart from the beloved tassel and find new ways to add wrapped embellishments to our woven work.
Lesson Three: Vertical Lines
Weave in a new direction! This fun technique also comes with a short lesson in weaving semi-circles.
Lesson Four: Loops
Big loops, little loops, baggy loops, shaggy loops!
Lesson Five: Twining
This technique is a game changer, friends! Learn to incorporate negative space into your designs, outline color blocks, and introduce diagonal patterns into your designs.
Lesson Six: Color Gradient
Your color blending will never be the same.
Lesson Seven: Soumak Varients
I always knew Soumak had a lot to offer. Learn a new pattern based on the direction of your soumak and enjoy a knotted soumak technique exclusive to this course!
Lesson Eight: Slits
Learn to think outside the box using slits in your next woven design. Weave more interesting silhouettes and structural pieces with these two different examples.
Lesson Nine: Finishing Touches
Explore four finishing techniques for the top of your weaving and one for the bottom.
Lesson Ten: Materials and Resources
A growing list of some of my favorite fiber and tool sources.
Elevate your weaving practice with new skills that will unlock fresh design opportunities.
Included with Woven: Next Steps
-over two hours of video instruction-fourteen intermediate weaving techniques
-eight woven sample pieces with another seven inspiration pieces
-five finishing techniques
-three design challenges per chapter
-a resource page for my favorite supplies so you don't have to spend hours searching.
-instant and lifelong access! This course is self-paced so you can work through each lesson on your own schedule and as many times as you'd like.
Purchase Here
(Instant Access),
$38
A $350 value!
Join the growing ranks of modern weavers that are adding a fresh touch to this beautiful, ancient medium.