An Introduction to Contemporary Hand Weaving with Dalia James
Lunch and Materials Included
About the Course
This four-day frame weaving course will give each participant a comprehensive overview of weaving on a frame loom. During the workshop, participants will learn traditional tapestry techniques such as dovetailing, hatching and Soumak along with more general weaving structures such as plain weave, twill, herringbone and leno.
Participants will be encouraged to experiment with colour and geometry; key themes of Dalia’s work, through creative sketchbook work, paper weaving and yarn wrapping. By the end of the four days, participants will have learnt how to design and plan their own tapestry, as well as how to finish and frame their work for display. The sessions will include everything you need; a frame loom, weaving tools, sketchbooks, art materials, hand-dyed yarns and framing equipment.
About the Artist
Dalia James, a 2012 Woven Textile Design graduate from Loughborough University, is inspired by the interplay of colour and geometry, drawing on early 20th-century movements like Bauhaus and De Stijl. Her work combines structured forms with the organic quality of dip-dyeing, influenced especially by Bauhaus master Josef Albers’ colour theories.
Guided by the Arts & Crafts ethos of William Morris, Dalia emphasizes hand weaving and environmental consciousness, favouring natural dyes and fibres. Her creative process is largely analog, with research from online archives, books, and her surroundings, and she develops designs using watercolour studies and grid paper for precise drafting.
Working in double cloth weave, Dalia creates modular blocks that are dyed separately to enhance her colour palette.
Hand dyeing her yarns is essential to her practice, allowing the final composition to emerge naturally on the loom as she instinctively highlights warp colours through the double cloth structure.
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Lunch and Materials Included
About the Course
This four-day frame weaving course will give each participant a comprehensive overview of weaving on a frame loom. During the workshop, participants will learn traditional tapestry techniques such as dovetailing, hatching and Soumak along with more general weaving structures such as plain weave, twill, herringbone and leno.
Participants will be encouraged to experiment with colour and geometry; key themes of Dalia’s work, through creative sketchbook work, paper weaving and yarn wrapping. By the end of the four days, participants will have learnt how to design and plan their own tapestry, as well as how to finish and frame their work for display. The sessions will include everything you need; a frame loom, weaving tools, sketchbooks, art materials, hand-dyed yarns and framing equipment.
About the Artist
Dalia James, a 2012 Woven Textile Design graduate from Loughborough University, is inspired by the interplay of colour and geometry, drawing on early 20th-century movements like Bauhaus and De Stijl. Her work combines structured forms with the organic quality of dip-dyeing, influenced especially by Bauhaus master Josef Albers’ colour theories.
Guided by the Arts & Crafts ethos of William Morris, Dalia emphasizes hand weaving and environmental consciousness, favouring natural dyes and fibres. Her creative process is largely analog, with research from online archives, books, and her surroundings, and she develops designs using watercolour studies and grid paper for precise drafting.
Working in double cloth weave, Dalia creates modular blocks that are dyed separately to enhance her colour palette.
Hand dyeing her yarns is essential to her practice, allowing the final composition to emerge naturally on the loom as she instinctively highlights warp colours through the double cloth structure.
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