Painted warp weaving

Want the beauty of a hand painted warp but don’t have the space or equipment required? In this class we will explore different methods of painting your warp (and perhaps the weft) using fabric paints.

Warp it! Paint it! Weave it! with instructor Kathie Roig at John C. Campbell Folk School. | Visit us at www.folkschool.org for more about our classes.

Plain weave placemats by Fran Gurwitz - 4/8 cotton for the warp and Maysville rug filler for the weft. The end of the teaching season nears and this coming Monday will be the last class until regular weaving classes resume in the Fall. I've been busy with organizing other special weaving workshops for the Toronto Weaving School. There will be a Kasuri/Ikat weaving workshop June 11-15 and July 9-13. If you think you're interested in participating let me know. It will be awesome! I am so…

In Memoriam: Virginia Davis died this month. It’s appropriate that this post is to be about balanced weaves—balanced plain weave: Virginia Davis was an expert. She noticed that paintings were done …

A painted warp is beautiful even before you weave anything with it! I tried warp painting with Turned Taqueté since I already explored this weave and variations of it this year. As an afterthough…

What's the best way to showcase the beauty of your painted warp? Learn what weft yarns and weave structures will show off the colors in your painted warp.