I was gifted a couple vintage “how to” crafting manuals – as featured in the header above. But this is far from what we are doing in the course. Though skills are certainly learned, questions of ethics, history, gender roles and environmental impacts of textiles are explored.
For my students, now, past and future, I have gathered some links to jog their memories of some studio lessons we have covered, as well as possibilities for them to continue to go further after the course is over.
Understanding works of art: https://youtu.be/_QM-DfhrNv8
Wool Spinning with a Drop Spindle: (it’s me:-)
https://scarfedigitalsandbox.teach.educ.ubc.ca/spin-class-drop-spindles-and-textiles/
Felting
- FunkShui – Granville Island, Vancouver – extraordinary felt 🙂
- Make-mobile: Amy Walker – Vancouver
- Living Felt
- Wet felting for beginners
- Basic needle felting and here as well (on this site there are key terms to know)
- Spry Wimsy Fiber Arts
- Beth Marx (no roll wet felting)
- Felting SOAP bars – both, practical and easy to do
Embroidery
Embroidery sampler – of your own design with detailed intro to many stitches (spruce craft is the site)
- Needle N Thread
- Hand Embroidery For Beginners
- Cross Stitch beginning: Cherry Lane Designs
Knitting & Crochet
KNIT Washcloths – with pattern and images – instructions https://blog.nobleknits.com/blog/easy-knitting-patterns-dishcloths
Crochet links: https://makemydaycreative.com/2014/05/16/diamond-trellis-basket/
Vocabulary for knit and crochet: Crochet terms & Knitting terms
Crafty yarn council and this recommended for really all knitting and crochet questions
See this for good how-to knit and crochet
and more knitting and crocheting tutorials and tips
knitting for beginners – from the start or alternate cast-on and a very nice and slow knit and purl examples
- Math and crochet
- Chalkdust– an online magazine for those who are curious about math (and crochet)
- Bella Coco (crochet demo):
Knit Patterns to learn from
Group to join – patterns and other very cool info: Ravelry
Weaving
- Weave With Pat
- Lap Weaving techniques, tips and a youtube channel
- Weaving – with Jelica
- Weaving with Kate (weaving diamond patterns)
Eco-printing and fabric dyeing
- Annsha Jones (dyeing and other)
- cotton string dyeing with Koolaid (spring fun colours)
- Dying Wools with FOOD Colouring and vinegar
- dyeing from the garden _ more (connecting to our histories)
- Natural garden dyeing
- All Natural DyeingP
- Dye Plants of the Pacific Northwest:
- https://ethnobiology.org/plant-fiber-and-natural-dyes-pacific-northwest
- http://www.hillarywebb.ca/blog/2016/6/17/sointula-art-shed-residency-dye-experiments
- https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/ethnobotany/dyes.shtml
- https://foreststewardshipnotes.wordpress.com/2013/06/13/natural-dyes-from-native-plants/
- https://seagreenandsapphire.wordpress.com/tag/natural-dyeing-with-purple-basil/
- http://lolanovablog.blogspot.com/2015/10/fall-color-natural-dyes-of-pacific.html
- https://www.laaracerman.com/botanical-dyes
- Avocado Dyeing step-by-step
- chemistry of natural dyeing
- Organic Purple dyes from common plants
- Interlaced textiles
- Judy Wise (black bean dyeing)
- Threadborne
- Yarn Lab (natural dyeing)
- Eco Silk Printing
- Silk Painting – Freezer paper technique vs stretching
- Dyeing Wool with natural dyes
- Pre-mordanting wool roving – steps
- Alum mordant recipe
Mixed media- image transfer, collage (with fabrics)
- LorriMarie Jenkins
- Using Acetone for transferring photocopy or laser (not inkjet) to fabric
- 15 Journeys – Acetone and xerox copies (toner based prints)
- My Artistic Side
- Using duct tape for transfer
- Using gel medium (and any copied photo or laser or inkjet) to transfer – doesn’t need to be Modpodge.
- quick image transfer technique using fluid matt medium
- ink jet and transparency transfers with gel medium
- Inkjet transfer with handed sanded transparencies and fabric glue!!!
- using alcohol gel for transparency transfer
- paper transfer – xerox (laser print); transfer with Citro Solv liquid.
Macrame:
A Stitch'n Time: Textile Art and Craft 