Weaving Circles in Tapestry
The fifth article in the Building Confidence in Tapestry series shares helpful tips on how to approach and weave circles in your tapestry projects.
Janna Maria Vallee
July 8, 2021
TAPESTRY COURSES
Learn all about tapestry weaving here! In these courses and articles Janna Maria Vallee, a celebrated tapestry artist from Madeira Park, British Columbia shows us the fundamentals of this art form. If you are new to tapestry, start with “Fundamentals of Tapestry” and then move to “Techniques in Tapestry“.
BUILDING CONFIDENCE IN TAPESTRY
Janna is writing a series of posts all about helping new tapestry weavers find confidence in their work. Janna will address questions that she has seen her students ask and they might be about troubleshooting tapestry issues, offering clarity, or helping out with a creative starting point. These articles hope to offer concrete advice that is actionable on the loom and provide detailed photos and illustrations where applicable. If you have questions you’d like Janna to answer, please feel free to ask them in our Community Forums here »
How SETT Affects Your Finished Tapestry
Janna’s fourth article in the Building Confidence in Tapestry series talks about SETT and variables such as the gauge of both yarns (warp and weft) as well as our ends-per-inch (EPI).
Janna Maria Vallee
June 2, 2021
Troubleshooting Tapestry: Warps getting too close together or too far apart
In the third article of this Building Confidence in Tapestry series, we are talking about weft tension in tapestry. Maintaining consistent weft tension with the use of bubbling is one of the most important aspects of tapestry weaving.
Janna Maria Vallee
March 17, 2021
What is Tapestry?
A series of tapestry weaving articles to accompany my video lessons so that I may offer more ways to support you in your tapestry journey. Within this series of articles, I hope to answer some of your questions about tapestry, contextualize some of my video lessons to offer different perspectives, and just talk more about how to be creative within the medium of tapestry.
Janna Maria Vallee
February 12, 2021
TAPESTRY UPDATES
Member Update // New Weaving Krokbragd with Debby Greenlaw!
This SOS Member update talks about the new course taught by Debby Greenlaw on the Norwegian weft-faced weaving technique, Krokbragd. Also new this week is the Weaving Circles in Tapestry article by Janna Maria Vallee, Natural Dyeing Study Group update and more.
Brigid Zurock
July 8, 2021
Member Update // New Blending Board Course + Troubleshooting Tapestry
We’re super excited to share with you the latest course addition to the School, Blending Boards: From Rolags to Roving, taught be Debbie Held! The blending board can be your go-to fibre prep tool above all others, and a few inexpensive additions can take this simple tool to the next level. Also included in this week’s update is the new Tapestry Troubleshooting article, written by tapestry instructor Janna Maria Vallee!
Brigid Zurock
March 18, 2021
Member Update // New Houndstooth Scarves Episode at Handwoven Colour
Taught by Felicia Lo Wong, the latest episode of the Handwoven Colour series: Houndstooth Scarves, further explores colour in weaving using the classic and timeless pattern of houndstooth. We’re also happy to share the latest Tapestry article written by Janna Maria Vallee, helping to explain further information about Tapestry Looms.
Brigid Zurock
March 11, 2021
Member Update // Final Techniques in Tapestry Lessons Released
The final lessons of our new Techniques in Tapestry weaving course are now available at the School! Taught by Janna Maria Vallee, this tapestry weaving course expands on techniques earlier taught in our beginner course. In these final two lessons, learn about weft interlocking and blocking.
Brigid Zurock
January 14, 2021
Member Update // New Tapestry Weaving Workshop!
Sharing the latest SOS news about our new tapestry weaving course now available at the School! Taught by Janna Maria Vallee, Techniques in Tapestry course expands on techniques earlier learned such as weaving vertical pillars and pick and pick. In this update, we also share a note about our SweetGeorgia Holiday hours.
Brigid Zurock
December 17, 2020
Member Update // Learn to Knit Your First Scarf + New Live Workshops Coming Soon!
Today we are happy to share with you plenty of exciting new and upcoming content to the School of SweetGeorgia! Whether it’s a new technique you’re interested in learning yourself, or our new (free!) beginner course that you can share and knit along with a family member or friend, we hope these new workshops help provide plenty of creative making inspiration!
Brigid Zurock
June 4, 2020