Thurs 21st May 10am - 12pm
Thurs 4th June 10am - 12pm
 

This class is suitable for those who have been following Mary's Twining series with Ardington or those with a little experience. It is the final class in a linked series of two-part workshops.
 

This class introduces an alternative start with a circle opening. It draws on skills learnt throughout the series so far to develop ideas further.
 

In week one, we will be looking at how to create a circle start through the use of a ring. Mary will illustrate different rings and how they can used as well as how to make a ring of your own, with a range of materials. Techniques for attaching warps to the rings will be demonstrated, with alternative methods depending on how you wish the start to look. We will be considering whether the warps are worked flat, with or without edges, or how the warps could generate a form or a tube. Towards the end of the class, you will be invited to join in to make a flat warp on a ring sample.
 

In week two, we will learn a more complex start without a ready-made ring. Mary will demonstrate how to set up a line as an anchor for the warps, which can be brought together into a circle. The next stage will be to watch how to set up a ring of twining without an anchor line by using a board and pins to assist! Mary will show how to do this, for you to try later, if you wish.
 

Finally, Mary will offer one more idea of a decorative circle start with warps inside warps.  Although this second class is stuffed full of content, the recording will enable you to watch parts again if you want to! As before Mary will show pieces from her sketchbox for you to see how the techniques can be applied.
 

If there is enough interest, we will also be running three additional skill development classes later in the year:

• Pattern with Colour
• Pattern with Weave
• Pea-pod and Bean-pod Forms

To register your interest for the further development classes, click here.