We all have an innate color personality - colors that we're drawn to that describe who we are and how we see the world. Just as painters mix colors on a canvas, weavers combine colors on the loom to create new combinations optically. However, the colors that we're drawn to don't always react as predicted on the loom! In this class, we will study color theory and apply it to textiles and weave structures, while learning various techniques for designing on and off the loom to create stunning weavings. Through curiosity and playfulness, students will weave four cotton samples in various weave structures and a variety of colors of their choosing. Prior experience in floor loom weaving is helpful for this course.

Materials Fee
A materials fee of $70 will be collected by your instructor in class.

Required Tools

• Pencil
• Tape measure
• Scissors
• Colored pencils
• Notebook/scrap paper

Optional Reading Recommendations

• Color and Texture in Weaving: 150 Contemporary Designs by Margo Selby
• Interaction of Color by Josef Albers

North House is looking forward to hosting this course on campus in the safest way possible. As recommended by our HVAC consultants, we have increased air ventilation and installed an air filtration system. We perform extra cleaning of campus and are keeping class sizes small in our largest classrooms. Students must participate in a daily health screening and temperature check, agree to wear a mask at all times on campus, and to practice social distancing of 6 feet, as well as adhere to other safety protocols in some cases. See the full details of our COVID-19 protocols here.

You will need the following tools for this class:

• Pencil
• Tape measurer
• Scissors
• Colored pencils
• Notebook/scrap paper
• Graph Paper

Feel free to bring your favorite tools and whatever materials you might feel appropriate for this course.