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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 »
Janna Maria Vallee

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.

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Tapestry weavings by Janna Maria Vallee woven in Everlea Yarns for the School of SweetGeorgia
Janna Maria Vallee

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.

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TAPESTRY UPDATES

Spinning fibre rolags by Debbie Held
Brigid Zurock

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!

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Catwalk Scarf (houndstooth on 4-shaft weaving loom)
Brigid Zurock

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.

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Everlea Yarns in a basket in the Techniques in Tapestry course for The School of SweetGeorgia
Brigid Zurock

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.

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Tapestry weavings by Janna Maria Vallee woven in Everlea Yarns for the School of SweetGeorgia
Brigid Zurock

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.

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Garter stitch scarf knit in SweetGeorgia Yarn's Superwash Worsted in Beach House
Brigid Zurock

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!

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