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DESIGN
AND TEXTILE WORKSHOPS |
Briony Jean Foy
designs, weaves and teaches in Madison, Wisconsin. Her work includes
one-of-a-kind scarves, shawls and wall and installation pieces. She
has taught fiber and design courses at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has also led workshops
at Penland School of Art and Craft in North Carolina, Arrowmont School
of Arts and Crafts in Tennesee, and Convergence 2006.
Class formats and topics are flexible and rates are negotiable.
Students will receive supply lists. Handouts and some materials and/or
equipment may be provided for an additional fee.
Please contact me for additional information. |
| WEAVE
DRAFTING |
If you
are a weaver you probably know how to read an existing draft
but what if you want to design your own fabric? Have extra
warp already threaded on your loom and want to make something
new with it? Found a swatch of fabric with an interesting
structure you would like to replicate or interpret? We will
learn how to read, write and speak in “weave draft!”
Bring along any drafts or swatches you are curious about!
Supply list will be provided.
[Half or full day workshop. Should know what a weave draft
is but experience not necessary.
We will review the basics.] |
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| BEGINNING
FLOOR LOOM WEAVING |
In this
introductory weaving class students will learn how to read weave
drafts, choose and finish materials and warp and weave on floor
looms. We will share our first warps in a round robin fashion
so each student will produce and take home a number of drafts
and samples of different weave structures. Each student will
then design and produce at least one finished scarf or small
shawl.
Supply list will be provided.
[One to two-week workshop or multiple sessions] |
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| MORE
WEAVING: TEXTURE! PLEATS, BUMPS, HOLES AND LUMPS! |
We'll
explore fibers, structures and finishing techniques to change
flat fabric into dimensional surfaces. Double weaves and simple
twills can make pleats, deflected weaves create holes, woven
shibori techniques gather the cloth and combinations of fibers
and non-chemical after-treatments permanently set the textures.
Depending on the facility we can also explore a safe chemical
burnout technique that removes certain threads in your single
layer woven cloth to leave behind a more transparent double-weave
structure! I will send out drafts and materials lists ahead
of time so participants can bring warped looms with them. Facility
should have access to an iron, washer and dryer and boiling
water as well as some large table space for finishing.
Supply list will be provided.
[For intermediate and advanced weavers. One to two-week workshop
or multiple sessions]. |
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| DRAFTING
FOR BURNOUTS |
Burnout
or devoré is a mild chemical process that dissolves or
“burns away” certain fibers in the cloth only where
you print or paint it. On silk backed velvet it leaves transparent
areas with no pile. On 100% cotton it will leave holes. Finding
fabric that works with this process is difficult and often expensive.
You can create your own fabric so burnt-out areas leave behind
just the weave structure you want. How about leaf shapes of
twill in the middle of a crepe fabric? Double-weave polka dots
in crepe? Learn how to design and draft your own fabrics to
use with commercial (FiberEtch) or home made burnout pastes.
You’ll get the recipe and learn how to successfully design
and process the cloth.
Supply list will be provided.
[Intermediate to advanced. Must understand basic weave structures
and know how to draft them.
One day to three day workshop]. |
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