Rag Weaving a Phone Case Workshop (Beginner)
Update: This workshop has sold out.
Please contact Isabelle Sain (isain@textilemuseum.ca) to be added to the waitlist.
Sunday, June 7 | 1-4 PM
Free!
Learn how to rag weave a cell phone case with Joe Lewis! Join us for this beginner friendly hands-on workshop designed for the weaving curious and those starting out on their weaving journey. In this workshop we will explore upcycling, the fundamentals to weaving and setting up your own loom from cardboard to sew it together. Through our guided time together you will make a woven cell phone case with the options to customize the case.
No prior experience is required, and materials are provided. This class provides a supportive, beginner-friendly environment to build a foundation in weaving and upcycling so participants can feel confident to upcycle their own textiles!
Joe Lewis has been inspired by the rich conversations with participants and observers who share their personal experiences, knowledge and insights on weaving and fabric upcycling skills.
This workshop is kindly sponsored by MPP Mary-Margaret McMahon, Beaches-East York.
Artist Bio:
Joe Lewis is a weaver with 25 years experiences and has been upcycling domestic textiles and recycling clothing since childhood coming from a large family where there was no other option. He has been exhibiting since 1985 and while his CV is a record of exhibitions it is not one of his making. Making has become the core of his practice since 1997 when he transitioned from painting on canvas into quilt making and from there into weaving. At each stage the surfaces he worked on were mostly found and upcycled; cardboard, plywood or the occasional purchased artist canvas, to painted on, gifted textiles to piece into larger surfaces, to quilt and embellish then yarn to weave with. His work has been supported by a community of family, friends and other like minded makers who share their collected materials with each other.
As a weaver Lewis has seen the need to pass on the knowledge, the basics of over one under two over three under four and so on across the width of a warp. to make a whole cloth. As a member of the Toronto Guild of Spinners and Weaver has been passing on this knowledge during public events at Riverdale Farm for the past 20 years through hands-on demonstrations. Independently he has demonstrated rag rug and back strap weaving at Historic sites and done workshops in public schools. He has been animating the Fibrespace now Learning Hub at the Textile Museum of Canada since 2015 as a volunteer working in techniques represented in the museum’s collection.
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