WEAVING COLOUR

Project Tutor: Designer Ella Doran

Dates: 10th March 

Time: 7.00pm-9.00pm

This weaving project is all about slowing down, playing with colour and texture, and discovering how simple techniques can build into something beautiful and personal.

Designer Ella Doran shares simple weaving techniques to create a beautiful and personal woven artwork.

You will work with wool sourced from Yorkshire Sculpture Park sheep, dyed in colours inspired by the landscape, and recycled wool donated from Camira Fabric’s ReSKU 2.0 range, you are welcome to bring your own wool and textiles, string or ribbon to add to your work during the sessions. Take home a beautiful woven artwork.

All materials and hand-held loom provided.

We’ll begin by cutting shapes and collaging to create a design on paper, exploring colour play through different wool combinations. You’ll then learn how to set up the warp on your loom and try out simple tapestry techniques including plain weave, rya knots, and soumak weaving. You’ll have the option to finish your piece with or without a fringing detail, and you’ll also learn how to cast off and secure the back neatly with all loose ends. By the end of the workshop, you’ll take home a woven tapestry along with your paper collage — and, if you’d like to keep weaving, you’ll have the option to purchase your frame at a reduced fee.

Ella Doran is a multi-disciplinary, award-winning designer with a rich background in creating distinctive product designs and fostering creative collaborations. Her work spans interiors, textiles, products, and bespoke commissions.

For over 25 years, Ella has led her own design company, collaborating with a wide array of British and international brands, retailers, institutions, and manufacturers. Her client list includes Paloma Picasso, Tate Enterprises, the Royal Society of Arts, the V&A, Habitat, John Lewis, Portmeirion, Twenty-twenty-one, SCP, Camira, and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

https://www.elladoran.co.uk/