Class Timings:

• Thurs 1st July 10am - 12pm UK time

• Thurs 22nd July 10am - 12pm UK time

Tutor: Mary Crabb

Bookings Close: 17 June

Class Details

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

This class introduces an alternative twining 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.  

You will be invited to practice your skills and share photos of your progress, between classes, to develop your skills further.  Mary will provide one-to-one feedback for every student, via our class information page, throughout the course.  

Further classes in the course are as follows:  

• Pattern with Colour - Thurs 9 & 23rd September 

• Pattern with Weave  - Thurs 7 & 21st October 

• Beanpods & Peapods  - Thurs 11 & 25th November 

  
  

Skills Covered

• Suitable rings for circle starts

• How to make a ring for use in your work

• Attaching warps to a ring, different methods

• Twining flat in a circle and with edges

• Set up a circle start with an anchor line

• Set up a circle start without an anchor line

• Application of slits edges and points from earlier in the series

Materials Required

Materials are not included in the cost of this class.

Click here to download the required materials list

We suggest that you do not buy any specialist materials more than one week in advance as, occasionally, a class may be cancelled due to low enrolment.​​ For full terms and conditions, see our ONLINE terms of service.

Useful Information

• Personal feedback from your tutor until 21 August 2027

• Unlimited access to watch again until 20 September 2027  

• Twining can be tiring on the hands, neck and shoulders. Please consider this before booking. 

• Our classes are designed to be enjoyed LIVE on Zoom, but you may join by 'recording only' if this is not possible 

• Choose to work-along or just watch & learn

• You’ll need a printer for this class if you wish to print the handouts

  
  

All Ardington ONLINE classes and talks are accompanied by their own online class information page. Helpful and easy to use, these private pages enable students and tutors to share resources, ideas and photos with each other – before, during, and after class.  The link to access the page will be shared via email in the days leading up to the class. For more details, click here.