S.16

Low tech - High end: weaving pattern with simple tools

Mon 27 - Fri 31 July 2026

Warp faced compound twill and tabby (Jin), Han-Qi (Han damask), Samitum, Taqueté, Kuvikas (summer and winter), Lampas (Beiderwand) and patterned double cloth are all historical high tech weaving structures that more or less went out of use many hundreds of years ago.
Especially those that were used in the beginnings of weaving patterned silk fabrics. The weaving tools and the methods are gone, but the structures are simple. We will set up looms and weave samples of these structures, sometimes with small adjustments of the loom. The easiest way we can produce patterns is by the help of sticks. In the theory part of the workshop all the recipes and binding structures will be explained and put into a historical context.

Group of participants: weavers and others interested with basic weaving skills
Requirements: basic weaving skills
Number of participants: max. 8 people
Course language: English
Course times: Mon - Thu 9:00-12:30 and 14:00-17:30, Fri 9:00-12:30 and 14:00-16:00
Course fee: 420 euros, for students 380 euros (excluding material costs)

Course instructor: ÅSE ERIKSEN, Norway
1956 born in Bergen/NO, 1977-1982: Bergen Academy of Art and Design, Textile Department: all textile skills, especially weaving, since 1982: own weaving studio, substitute teacher in weaving, BA of art and design, since 1995 courses in „Weaving with free patterning“, lectures in topics of historical weaving, church textiles and copying of old textiles. Solo exhibitions and group exhibitions at home and abroad.
More information: www.kirketekstiler.com and www.samitum.no10