[Jewelry making - Article 00769] - Re: [Orchid] Weaving with metal

[Munya Avigail Upin]

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Dear Sadie,

    Glad to see you're interested in weaving with wire.  The
    possibilities are endless.  Where are you located?  I frequently
    teach "woven metal" workshops around the U.S. and give private
    lessons in my studio (Boston area).  My next workshop will be at the
    Chelmsford Art Center in Massachusetts in May. And I have another in
    January (2005) in Hew Hampshire and several in between. 

    As for weaving, both table looms (four harness) and floor looms work
    well with wire, but I find the table looms preferable, as they don't
    work-harden the metal quite as much.  You may use wire for both the
    warp and weft, or fiber for one and wire for the other. 

    Almost all basketry techniques are transferable to wire.  Twining
    works especially well, as does wrapping and coiling. 

    Often, you can glean information from fiber arts books such as: card
    weaving, basketry, etc., but if you're a visual learner, as many of
    us are, there's nothing like good old hands on experience. 

    If you have any specific questions, please feel free to contact me. 
    Oh, I should say that thanks to Arline Fisch, my instructor in
    graduate school, I've been weaving with metal since 1976...and loving
    it. 

Munya Avigail Upin


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