Jul 17, 2019 | Art weaving, weaving
I love freeform art weaving. But it is super easy to weave mindlessly and end up with stripes. Not that stripes are bad, but adding some visual accents will help keep you weaving a little more interesting and dynamic. In this video, I show you some weaving tricks that...
Jul 10, 2019 | Art weaving, weaving
Want to know the secret behind my Art Weaving Beyond the Basics series? I hacked some old school techniques. In this video I share just how I found all those crazy pants ideas. To see the live chat, head over to YouTube, or watch using your You Tube app on your...
Jun 12, 2019 | Art weaving, Creative Inspiration, How to think like an artist, Knit like a fiber artist, weaving
When I tell people I am a fiber artist, they will often not even know what fiber art is. It is kind of unusual to consider fiber as art. But if fiber is your medium, be it knitting, crochet, spinning or weaving, you may already be making art and not realize it. You...
May 29, 2019 | Art weaving, Beyond the Basics Series, How to think like an artist, weaving, weaving resources, What I am working on
So many exciting things happening here in the UrbanGypZ studio this week. I am putting the final details on my latest class for the Art Weaving Beyond the Basics series which will go live on Friday. I have enjoyed the heck out of creating this class, because I have...
May 15, 2019 | Art weaving, Beyond the Basics Series, Uncategorized, weaving
In this live cast, I am preparing some small weavings to get ready for the next art weaving class in the Beyond The Basics series: Embellishments for Woven Art. I also share with you the mixed media textile figurine I finally finished. Here is the YouTube Live cast...
May 8, 2019 | Art weaving, Q&A LIVE, weaving, yarn spinning
Today, fiberista, I am answering a couple of question. Last week someone asked me what to look for in a spinning wheel with the intention of spinning art yarn. I can’t for the life of me find where that question came from, when I circled back to answer it. So I...