24: Tapestry

• Artist: Syne Mitchell
• Title: 24: Tapestry
• Album: WeaveCast: A podcast for handweavers
• Genre: Podcast
• Year: 2008
• Length: 57:35 minutes (52.74 MB)
• Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)

Tapestry weaving breaks weaving out of the grid and enables the artist to create pictorial representations in swaths of touchable color. Sarah Swett helps us get our arms around this simple-yet-complex art form, and shares many of her secrets of success. In the final essay, I share lessons I've learned from my attempts to learn tapestry.

Resources (mentioned during the show)

• Sarah Swett's website
• Kids Weaving: Projects for Kids of All Ages by Sarah Swett
• The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards
• Archie Brennan tapestry loom plans
• Video interview of tapestry artist Barbara Heller
• Tapestry Weaving by Kirsten Glasbrook
• Tapestry Weaving: A Comprehensive Study Guide by Nancy Harvey
• Tapestry Handbook: The Next Generationby Carol K. Russell

Musical Guest

• "Shapeshifter" by Man Bites God

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