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Taking tapestry classes is one of my favorite things and  Tommye Scanlon is one of my favorite tapestry weavers.  I admire her work and love having the opportunity to take another class with her.  The  Triangle Weavers Guild  brought Tommye in for a Beyond the Basics class. The Triangle Fiber Arts Center is a great venue for classes.  Happy tapestry weavers! Friday, day one we discussed looms, warping and setting tips. Tommye has dozens of woven samples to illustrate different techniques. This sample was woven to demonstrate the use of blending with complementary colors. Decreasing, increasing, hills and valleys oh my. Saturday, day two involved specific techniques, attaching the cartoon and inking the warp. Tommye talks about her design process. One on one assistance with hands on by Tommye. My yarns and sampling progress.  You may remember these yarns from  here .  I dyed them ages ago for a project entitled Holding Space.  I have bee...

A small group of tapestry weavers created  Tapestry Weavers South  in the late  1990s.  Tapestry Weavers from all over the southeast United States joined together to promote the artistry of tapestry.  On Saturday, May 6th at the  Yadkin Cultural Arts Center  Filaments, the new tapestry show opened. Here are a few of the pieces from the show. Betty Hilton-Nash  and Leslie Fesperson did a wonderful job of hanging the show. Below are some pictures of the artists with their work at our most recent TWS meeting. It was a pleasure to be part of this show and even better is being a member of this group.  Tommye Scanlon gave an inspiring talk about the process of weaving tapestry.  You can enjoy it here.  TWS Filament .