How to Stencil a Silk Scarf with Natural Dye
[For Studio Members] A detailed and generously photo-illustrated tutorial on how to stencil a silk scarf using natural dyes.
Read More
Author: Janna Maria Vallee
Colour Is Beautiful: Textile Artist and Dyer Anthea Mallinson
[For Armchair & Studio Members] An interview with textile artist, natural dyer and award-winning television costume artist Anthea Mallinson, who discusses her life’s passion for fabric, colour, and the shared understanding that your materials are a gift.
Read More
Tapestry Weaving Tutorial: How to Finish a Tiny Tapestry
[For Studio Members] The last in Janna Maria Vallee’s series on tapestry weaving, this tutorial focuses on finishing techniques. She also shares three great ways to show off your work: as a brooch, a hanging decoration, or a magnet.
Read More
Tapestry Weaving Tutorial: Getting Started with a Tiny Tapestry
[Studio Members] Weaving instructor Janna Maria Vallee builds on her introduction to tapestry weaving with a detailed step-by-step tutorial on how to weave a tiny tapestry on a DIY cardboard loom.
Read More
Tiny Tapestries: Tips, Tricks and Colourwork
[For Studio Members] Join Janna Maria Vallee for the third installment of her Tiny Tapestries series of weaving tutorials. Learn how to set up and use “meet and separate” to blend colours, and find tips and tricks for using colour and making smooth lines.
Read More
Tutorial: How to Weave a Tiny Tapestry
Weaving instructor Janna Maria Vallee builds on her introduction to tapestry weaving with a detailed step-by-step tutorial on how to weave a tiny tapestry on a DIY cardboard loom.
Read More
An Introduction to Tapestry Weaving: Vocabulary and Best Practices
[Open Access] Tapestry weaving is the slow, methodical and intimate art of weaving pictures. The weaver’s woven pictures can be representational or abstract, with varying degrees of detail depending on their setup. Learn the basic terminology – warp and weft, sett and epi – in this introduction to tapestry, and stay tuned for a series of tutorials that will walk you through making a tiny tapestry of your own.
Read More