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Weaving & Spinning: Educational Resources

Educational Resources

see also

• Organizations: Universities, Schools etc.
• Teachers/Workshop Leaders; Basketry Teachers
• StudyCamps/ Travel/ Workshops For FibreArtists
• Museums & Exhibitions
• Events [most events also offer workshops]

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• Certificate of Achievement , by Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers in the UK - click on Button
• Daily Life : Dress "Looming Question"
• Paper Weaving Lesson Plan @ Dick Blick Art Materials
• Native American Burlap Weaving Lesson Plan @ Dick Blick Art Materials
• NativeTech: Native American Technology and Art
  Porcupine Quillwork
• NativeTech: Native American Technology and Art
  Weaving And Cordage
• Olds College Master Spinner Certificate
• Spinning & Weaving Education @ Ontario Handweavers & Spinners, Canada
• Textile Lesson Plans -@ QuiltEthnic.com.
• Weaving as a Way of Life : Navajo Art @ Getty ArtNet
• Weaving Certificate @ Hand Weavers, Spinners and Dyers of Alberta
• Weaving lesson - Cardboard loom - by Bunki Kramer
• Weaving: Swedish weaving techniques mini
  movies at vavstuga - Swedish weaving and Folk Art

Study Groups

• Complex Weavers
• Compuserve's Fiberarts Forum Weaving and Spinning, Braids and Bands...
• Edmonton Weavers Guild: Study Groups
• The Medieval Textiles Study Group; a Study Group of the Complex Weavers' Guild

Study Group - Reports

• Weave Study Group Notebook
  Based on "The Complete Book of Drafting for Handweavers"
  by Madelyn van der Hoogt
• Sheep Breeds Swap; Compuserve Sheep Breeds Swap
  Fall 1995
• Study Group and Exchange Notebooks @ Complex Weavers Lending Library

Projects/ Tutorials

• Andean Plying, An illustrated tutorial on a useful method to wrap singles around one hand in preparation for plying
• Andean Plying @ Mielke's Fiber Arts
• Australian Contemporary Textiles; A project of the Canberra School of Art Textiles Workshop and the ANU Institute of the Arts Library & Resource Centre
• Blended Drafts, by Lilli
• Cardboard Box Loom Project - @ About.com
• Ev Potter Memorial Wallhanging
• About Spinning Dog Hair and Cat Hair Into Yarn
• Handspinning Dog Hair
• How to Hand Paint Roving & Yarn...
• Loom Shaped Clothing by Gloria Vaughn Hann
• Supplementary Warps click on For Weavers, by Diane Mortensen
• Weaving Patterns and Drafts @ About.com
• Weighted Warps - click on For Weavers, by Diane Mortensen
• Sectional warping of the J-Comp &the Mighty Wolf looms Lease String Method, , by Katherine Long

Project Notes, etc.

• Ashenhurst's Formula @ Hands On Weaving

Tips & Techniques

• Hints & Tips - Laura Fry Weaving Studio
• FAQ about Spinning Wheels, UK
• Washing Fleece , From: "Merike Saarniit"
• Fleece Washing Directions , From Darsha
• Fringes, by Laura Fry
• Picking Up Bronson Lace, by Laura Fry
• Tips @ Fancy Fibers
  • Weaving a Nice Selvedge
  • Keeping Track of How Far You Have Woven
  • What To Weave In Between Two Towels?
  • Why You Should Sample a/k/a My Sad Tale
• Top Ten Chenille Tips For Weavers @ YarnsPlus
• Dyeing & Studio Safety Guidelines @ YarnsPlus
• Threading
  • The Norman Kennedy Method of Threading (as taught to him by the Old Ones) , by Laura Fry
• Weaving
  • Good Beat Improves Fabric, by Laura Fry
  • Sectional Warping , by Laura Fry
    

Glossary

see also complete list @ Useful Information - Glossaries & Terminology

• Glossary @ Elkhorn Mountains Weaving Studio click on Glossary
• Spinner's Guild - Glossary Of Common Terms @ Kingdom of An Tir