This workshop will take place in English, but we will of course help each other with the language when necessary. The workshop is led by Francesca Piñol, the artist behind.

A fabric of Landscapes at The Flax Weaving Museum - Hørvævsmuseet - this summer. Francesca Piñol is professor of Textiles at Escola Massana, Art and Design Center, Barcelona.
Read more on www.francescapinol.com and see Sample of Woven Designs here.

Contents:

The TC2 digital loom, how it works

The graphic representation of the textile structures

The process from the digitized image to the drawing design

(ready to weave)

The final preparation of the drawing design, the digitized drawing

that contains all the necessary information to weave it

Methodology:

The course will be based on:

an introduction on the creation of textile structures

the explanation of the digital loom TC2

the preparation of two images on the personal computer,

prior to the passage to the loom

Weaving on the digital loom: two palettes of textures and two designs

What is needed:

notebook with graph paper

personal computer with photoshop program installed.

You can download a free trial for 7 days here.

Directions and public transport: see here

Possible accommodation: see here

Coffee, tea etc.: Course participants at Hørvævsmuseet have access to a kitchenette, where you can make coffee or tea for free. You must yourself bring something to eat - maybe make appointments on the course. The café at Hørvævsmuseet opens at 1 pm, where you can buy cake and various snacks.

More information:

Telephone: 64 72 28 85, weekdays at 9 am -1 pm

Email: aftenskolen@hoervaevsmuseet.dk

Hold: 240926.