Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome!

    • Welcome to the Weave-Along!

    • Weave-Along Calendar

    • Start-of-course Survey

    • FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
  • 2

    How to use this course

    • Navigating the Course Website

    • Ways to access the webinars

    • Live Demo Lesson Sundays

    • Live Q&A Wednesdays

    • Getting help
  • 3

    Getting Started

    • The Weave-Along project: What we're making

    • What you'll need for the Weave-Along

    • Choosing Yarns for the Weave-Along

    • The Kits

    • Choosing your own color palette

    • Project Mission: Before we begin
  • 4

    Discover Color Mug Rugs

    • Project Overview

    • Weaving the Mug Rugs

    • Circles and Diamonds (4S)

    • Knots and Crosses (4S)

    • Stars (8S)

    • The Whole Shebang
  • 5

    Welcome to Week One!

    • Welcome to Week One!
  • 6

    Understanding Color Mixing

    • Understanding color mixing in weaving

    • Understanding Color Mixing: The Mug Rugs
  • 7

    How to Use the Color Editor

    • Color Editor - text instructions

    • Color Editor video instructions
  • 8

    Colors that blend: Choosing tabby wefts

    • How to pick colors that blend into bright or dull colors

    • Choosing tabby weft colors

    • Design your mug rug: Picking tabby wefts

    • Picking tabby wefts: Sampling
  • 9

    Colors that stay separate: Choosing pattern wefts

    • Color contrast: Creating patterns with pizzazz

    • Choosing Pattern Wefts

    • Design your mug rug: Circles and Diamonds, Week 1

    • Design your mug rug: Knots and Crosses, Week 1

    • Design your mug rug: Stars, Week 1
  • 10

    Starting to Weave!

    • Project mission: Design and weave your mug rugs!

    • Quick and Dirty Overshot

    • Overshot Glossary

    • Plain Weave and Tabby

    • Your Weft Yarns

    • Using a Floating Selvage

    • Weaving With Two Shuttles
  • 11

    Week One Live Lesson Recordings

    • Week One Live Demo Session Recording - October 25, 2020

    • Week One Live Q & A Recording - October 28, 2020
  • 12

    Week One Wrap-Up

    • Week One Summary

    • Week One: What did you learn?
  • 13

    Welcome to Week Two!

    • Welcome to Week Two!
  • 14

    The Role of the Draft

    • The role of the draft in creating colors

    • The mug rug drafts
  • 15

    Designing Your Mug Rugs (Week Two)

    • Tips for Designing Week Two Mug Rugs

    • Design your mug rug: Circles and Diamonds, Week TWO

    • Design your mug rug: Knots and Crosses, Week TWO

    • Design your mug rug: Stars, Week TWO
  • 16

    Weaving the Mug Rugs, Week TWO

    • Project Mission: Week TWO

    • For Counterbalance Looms
  • 17

    Week Two Live Lesson Recordings

    • Week Two Live Demo Q&A - November 1, 2020

    • Week Two Live Q&A Session - November 4, 2020
  • 18

    Week Two Wrap-Up

    • Week Two Summary

    • Week Two: What Did You Learn?
  • 19

    Welcome to Week Three!

    • Welcome to Week Three!
  • 20

    Designing with Stripes

    • Tabby weft stripes vs. pattern weft stripes

    • Stripes: Contrast and drama

    • Coordinating stripes and draft motifs

    • Placing focus: Getting the eye to look where you want
  • 21

    Design Your Mug Rugs (Week Three)

    • Designing your mug rug - Week Three intro

    • Design with stripes: Circles and Diamonds, Week TWO draft

    • Design with stripes: Circles and Diamonds, Week ONE draft

    • Design with stripes: Knots and Crosses, Week ONE draft

    • Design with stripes: Knots and Crosses, Week TWO draft

    • Design with stripes: Stars, Week ONE draft

    • Design with stripes: Stars, Week TWO draft
  • 22

    Weaving the Mug Rugs, Week THREE

    • Project Mission: Week THREE
  • 23

    Week Three Live Lesson Recordings

    • Week Three Live Demo Lesson - November 8, 2020

    • Week Three Live Q&A Session - November 11, 2020
  • 24

    Week Three Wrap-Up

    • Week Three Summary

    • Week Three: What did you learn?

    • Resources for further study

    • Goodbye and hello!

    • End of course survey
  • 25

    Week Four Bonus Q&A sessions

    • Week Four Bonus Live Q&A Session - November 15, 2020

    • Week Four Bonus Live Q&A Session - November 18, 2020