Change the Shed Episodes July through December, 2021
Group 6
Episode groups
Group 1: March 27, 2020 through April 17, 2020
Group 2: April 20, 2020 through May 27, 2020
Group 3: June through September, 2020
Group 4: October through December, 2020
Group 5: January through June, 2021
Group 6: July through December, 2021
Group 7: January through June, 2022
Group 8: July through December, 2022
Group 9: January through June, 2023
Group 10: July through December, 2023
Group 11: January through June, 2024
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July 7, 2021 is HERE. I cut the Handbasket tapestry off the loom today. I also gave some announcements about Change the Shed and what I’ll be doing this summer. I’m taking a couple months off of Change the Shed but I’ll be back in the fall!
October 13, 2021 is HERE. I am working on samples for a new large-format tapestry based on the colors of wildflowers I saw on my Colorado Trail thru-hike this summer.
Introduction to Tapestry Weaving course
This new course is now open for registration HERE. It would make a great holiday gift for someone you think might be interested in it. I’ll mention to my CTS viewers that I will have a package on my website later this month that includes this course and a signed copy of my book, The Art of Tapestry Weaving (along with a free bonus copy of my first book Untangled) and I’m happy to send it to your holiday recipient! It’ll be in my shop before the end of October HERE.
Yarns from Sweden
These businesses in the USA have the Faro yarn I was talking about. There are others also! Please try to purchase yarns from your local shop or small businesses like these when possible.
GlimakraUSA
Vavstuga
The Woolery
Yarn Barn of Kansas
Magpie Woodworks Tapestry forks
Oct 27, 2021 is HERE. Today I worked on the sample for my next large tapestry, the design of which comes from my Colorado Trail thru-hike this summer. I'm sampling various materials including Harrisville singles wool, silk, Bockens Faro wool, and Gist Yarn's Array wool. I showed doing a horizontal gradation with the Array yarn and talk some about my decision making process.
Yarns mentioned in the Wildflower tapestry sample
Tapestry Beginners book/course bundle
You can find the bundle with my book, The Art of Tapestry Weaving, and my Introduction to Tapestry Weaving course on my website HERE. You also get a complementary copy of my other book, Untangled: A Crafty Sheep’s Guide to Tapestry Weaving. (I do not know if this will be a long-term offering. For right now I have a limited number for the holidays. It is a great gift for someone who wants to learn about tapestry weaving!)
Nov 10, 2021 is HERE. Today I worked on the color sample for the Wildflower tapestry and also talked about some decisions already made from the last sample which is now off the loom. We discussed warp size and how that influences the texture of the tapestry along with weft bundle size.
Threefold Designs scarf
I mentioned the scarf I was wearing is by Michelle Driver of Threefold Designs in Australia. She is a fantastic tapestry weaver and also makes these gorgeous scarves. Her website is HERE.
Examples of my dye process
I did a YouTube video about my dye process HERE. This video was made in 2014 and there is some goofiness involved. Where did that woman go? I have to find her again. “Do you think I could be a natural blonde?”
Nov 24, 2021 is HERE. Today I worked on a big piece on my Harrisville floor loom. This Wildflower tapestry is an idea that I worked on during my Colorado Trail thru-hike last summer. I talk about the loom, why I like it, how I work with it, and what I'm doing in this tapestry including outlines, weft bundling, and a few tool choices.
Weft Tension
I talked about this at the very end of the episode. This is the YouTube video I was talking about. This information is part of online courses Warp and Weft and Weaving Tapestry on Little Looms.
Harrisville rug loom
I wove on the Harrisville rug loom today. Someone asked for a photo of the warp extender. This blog post shows this loom better. https://rebeccamezoff.com/blog/2013/04/harrisville-warp-extender.html
Cordis Prize
We talked about the Cordis Prize show in the UK. You can see the tapestries here: http://thetapestryprize.org/project/2021cordisprize/
Dec 8, 2021 is HERE. Today I worked on the wildflower tapestry on the Harrisville rug loom again. I showed how I build up shapes and do eccentric outlines. I talked again about the materials I'm using which are a departure for me and a little bit about the loom
Dec 15, 2021 is HERE. Today I worked on the wildflower tapestry again. I added a violet color and talked about why I decided to lighten it due to yarns available. I did an eccentric split weft outline and talked some about using Aubusson bones. We also talked a fair bit about tapestry yarn and surface texture in tapestry.
Gist Yarn’s Array tapestry yarn
We talked about their new color cards available today as well as my use of this yarn in this tapestry. https://www.gistyarn.com/collections/array-wool-weaving-yarn
Appleton crewel versus tapestry yarn
I talked about this yarn a little bit. It comes in lots of colors. I do not like the tapestry yarn for tapestry weaving though some people do! It is really bouncy and intended for embroidery. I don’t have extensive experience with this yarn, I just know some tapestry weavers love it and it comes in over 400 colors. https://www.appletons.org.uk/
Split weft eccentric outline
I teach this technique in the Warp and Weft online course.
Heathway Milano Crewel Wool
Nancy brought up this wool which is from Wales. I found this blog post with images of the yarn and it certainly looks like a good yarn for tapestry. I’ve never tried it, but Nancy says it is great and she mixes it with weaversbazaar. The post linked here is by an embroiderer, but she includes information that is helpful in determining whether it would work well for tapestry. To my eye it looks like it might be bouncy, but I like the tighter twist and you never know unless you try it! It looks like they have 20 color families with many shades in each (7 or more?).
https://www.needlenthread.com/2010/01/comparison-of-wool-threads-for-crewel.html