Article (public access)
This article presents two ancient weaves that have enabled the development of colored patterns in warp and weft effects in the weaving process.
I will introduce some photographs of very old textiles then contemporary art pieces, woven with various materials, and finally, I will explain how to make such cloths on a traditional shaft loom.
Make a taquete cloth with Pointcarré software (customers access)
How to make taquete on a traditional shaft loom with Pointcarré.
Modules, functions and tools used in Pointcarré :
The author : Louise Lemieux Bérubé
Louisel@berube.interax.net
Graduated in History of Art, Louise Lemieux Bérubé has taken on courses specialized in textile design in France with the creators of the Pointcarré software as well as design for Jacquard weaving in the USA (Rhode Island School of Design). She has also studied Haute Couture, contemporay visual arts and interior design.
Since 1990, she is President of the “Conseil des métiers d’art” of Québec. Cofounder of the “Centre des métiers d’art en construction textile” of Montréal, she is also director of the school where she teaches textile creation on computers.
