Thurs 16th April 10am - 12pm
Thurs 30th April 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 fourth in a linked series of two-part workshops - full details are shown below.
 

This class will focus will be on twining slits, edges, and points. It will offer ideas for developing simple pod forms into more sculptural pieces such as leaves and pods with petals.
 

Week one will be looking again at making a turn on a flat piece of twining with techniques to make the edging decorative, adding finesse to the weaving. Ways to counteract the natural twist that occurs in a flat twined piece will be taught and sampled. This class will end with a demonstration for setting up a five petalled pod. Mary will supply a recipe for the set-up, in preparation for forming petals in the following class. 
 

Week two will include making a small leaf to practice two different ways to bring a flat piece into a point. We will be considering ‘how’ the warps are reduced. Mary will show these two techniques, before students are invited to join in. To finish, Mary will demonstrate on a pre-made pod how to bring each of five petals to a point. You will be able to work on the petals of your own pre-prepped pod during the class.
 

By the end of this class you will have learned new skills which can be applied to your own unique pod forms!
 

 

Further classes in the series are as follows:

• Circle Starts:  21st May & 4th June 

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, please click here.