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Basic floor loom weaving course is a short training that will help you to start your adventure with multi-shaft floor looms. During two days of the course you’ll work on pre-prepared 4-shaft floor loom and you’ll get a wide theoretical knowledge, that will help you to take your first steps in floor loom weaving. The material effect of your course will be your self-made weaving that will travel home with you (the size of the weaving can differ between 50x50cm and 80x80cm – depending on the chosen technique, pattern and materials). You don’t have to have any previous weaving experience. As the course is individual, the difficulty level can be adjusted both for beginner or more advanced weaver. The course is individual and takes place in our studio in Lodz, Poland. The course date is set individually with the participant. You can stay in the studio for the whole day, but the lead classes with your teacher will last 5 hours a day.
Proposed course programme:
Day 1 – theorethical part + weaving:
– a little tour of our workshop;
– theory of fabric construction, raw materials for weaving and their features;
– a short thechnical brief: floor loom construction and naming, discussion on weaving tools;
– first rows of the fabric: plain weave and the kilim technique;
Day 2 – weaving and finishing:
– knots (rya and persian);
– soumac weave;
– discussion on different methods of hiding the weft ends so the weaving is reversible;
– taking the weaving off the loom;
– finishing the weaving;
– discussion on different methods of hanging the weavng on the wall.
The price of the course does not include bed and breakfast. There’s a small kitchen in the studio – you can use a kettle, microwave oven, and a little stove. Cold and warm drinks and snacks are provided 🙂
If you have any doubts, we are happy to help. If you have any questions about the course, schedule, dates or logistics, please send an e-mail to contact@tartarugastudio.pl or directly by phone at 507823271.
