Twined Bags–Portable, Primitive Finger-weaving

$870.00

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Weaving

Brasstown

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Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week

Schedule Description: Daily

Program Area: Weaving, Needlework & Thread Art

Instructor: Monica Newman Moore

Studio/Location: Weaving Studio

Student Materials: Please bring the following: -Students may choose from the supply options below. 1) Use provided kit ($65 fee) 2) Students can bring their own supplies: - YARN: At least two 2-oz balls of dense yarn in contrasting colors. I recommend Peace Fleece worsted-weight yarn, or 100% cotton (Sugar'n cream type yarn) - FRAME: Board 5”x24”x½” - (Optional) ¾-1” wide ribbon to bind the edge of the bag opening and thread the same color as the ribbon - Standard-sized pillowcase to hold your supplies, or a bag to accommodate an 18”-24” long frame

Instructor Materials: Kits for students, a how-to twining book from start to finish with many options in technique and styles, yarns, and frames.

Equipment Needs: Scissors

Skill Level: All levels

Total Materials Fees: $0-$65

Weaving Studio
1 FOLK SCHOOL RD
BRASSTOWN, NC 28902-8008

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Explore the techniques and history of a 9,000-year-old form of finger-weaving while creating a twined bag based on Native Southeastern designs. Twining is a form of weaving in which you use your fingers to twist weft strands of fiber around pairs of hanging warps. Also, learn how to make simple weave changes to create additional patterns for your future twined projects. No experience required, but some manual dexterity is needed for this relaxing and therapeutic activity.

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Explore the techniques and history of a 9,000-year-old form of finger-weaving while creating a twined bag based on Native Southeastern designs. Twining is a form of weaving in which you use your fingers to twist weft strands of fiber around pairs of hanging warps. Also, learn how to make simple weave changes to create additional patterns for your future twined projects. No experience required, but some manual dexterity is needed for this relaxing and therapeutic activity.

$0-$65

Monica Newman Moore twined her first bag in 1995 sitting in a Creek Indian living history camp of the 1770s era. Since that time, she has researched twining techniques through archeological remains and surviving textiles in order to rediscover this beautiful and durable method of finger-weaving. She is now one of the leading practitioners of this nearly vanished art and has been commissioned to make reproductions for historical museums. Moore published a how-to book for twining in 2008. She lives in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and is a member of the West Alabama Fiber Guild.

Requirements: Min Age : 18yr

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