The Big Weave Day Three

On day three Thoma Ewen gave a workshop for teachers, weavers and craftspeople at Maiden Erlegh school. The small frame looms were produced at the school and are an invaluable tool in learning how to weave a tapestry.

Frame looms

Putting a warp on the frame looms

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Separating warp threads

Using fingers to manipulate the warp

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Tapestry is started

The first couple of inches of weaving

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Nearing the end of this weaving

Only a few more picks to go

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Cutting the warp

The warp threads are cut and tied

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A small finished tapestry

Holding up a wonderful piece

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Two more tapestries

More example of the tapestries produced during the workshop

Photos by

Joanne de Nobriga