Maria Sigma

Greek-born and London-based, Maria Sigma is an award-winning textile designer and weaver whose hand-woven work champions zero-waste, slow-making practice. Inspired by traditional Cycladic crochet lace, she has collaborated with Hauser & Wirth, Soho House, The New Craftsman, Anthropologie and Toast among others, and authored Weaving: the Art of Sustainable Textile Creation.

Hand-woven textiles designer

Course

The Art of Weaving

Discover the art of zero-waste weaving and turn your unwanted textiles into beautiful woven homewares with textile artist Maria Sigma. Learn how to repurpose materials such as clothes, tea towels and pillowcases into yarn and how to make frame looms and circular looms at home with simple, readily available items. Maria will guide you through every step of the weaving process, teaching you about the different weaving styles, how to choose the right looms and materials for your projects, and how to warp a frame. Through sample making and two weaving projects - covering a rag rug and a circular placemat - you will be taught how to build a colour palette and master key weaving techniques, including creating shapes and patterns, mixing colours, adding tassels, joining weaves, finishing, and troubleshooting mistakes - providing you with all the skills you need to give your old t-shirts a new lease of life.

36 Lessons

Included with membership

Lesson plan — 36 lessons

01 An introduction to Maria and weaving

01 Meet Maria
02 The basic toolkit

02 Learning the basic techniques

03 How to make a DIY frame loom
04 How to do a basic weave
05 How to weave horizontal stripes
06 How to weave vertical stripes
07 How to use mixed colours along the weft
08 How to make tassels
09 How to cut and finish your weave

03 Expanding your knowledge

10 How to approach colour
11 Repurposing fabrics to make yarns

04 Project 1 - Weaving a T-shirt rag rug

12 The T-shirt rag rug
13 What you’ll need
14 Planning your warp and weft
15 Setting up your warp
16 Start the basic weave
17 Set up the strings on the odd and even warp strings
18 Start weaving with all three warp colours
19 Prepare the weft yarn
20 Start weaving with the main weft yarn
21 Changing the weft yarn colour
22 Checking and removing your weave from the loom
23 Tie knots to secure the weft and remove loose ends
24 The finished piece

05 Studio visit

25 Visiting Maria’s studio

06 Project 2 - Weaving a circular placemat

26 Making a round placemat
27 The basic equipment you will need
28 Setting up the loom
29 Considering the design of the piece
30 Start weaving your weft yarn
31 Use two yarns as your weft
32 Reviewing the finished weave
33 Cut and knot the weave
34 Cut and thread all the loose ends
35 The finished piece
36 Conclusion

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