Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan #

In the first few weeks of the class we’ll assemble a class kit of materials and supplies that are required for all activities. Please bring this kit with you to class each day.

Week 1 — Welcome

This week we’re introducing the class and basics about weaving. (Semester starts Thursday — no Tuesday meeting this week.)
Tuesday
Thursday

8/20 — Class Introduction

First day of the semester — class meets Thursday only this week.

In class

Week 2 — Weaving and Materials-Led Design

This week we’re starting our first experiments with weaving alongside and introduction to materials-led design methodologies.
Tuesday
Thursday

8/25 — Design Philosophy

Bring

  • Your class kit

In class

  • Discussion of Sampling and Materials-Led Design
  • Review Weeklies Templates
  • Assemble Class Kit
  • History Of Presentations Summary

8/27 — Looms and Weaving

Bring

  • Your class kit
  • a not-too-precious hard cover book of your choice

Due

  • Annie Albers, On Weaving, “The Loom”, pp 23-43 and images on pp 83-89

Active

  • finding a partner and thinking of history of presentation topic

In class

Week 3 — Finishing and Connecting

we’ll cut off and finish the swatches we created on our book looms and start making connectors to use in soft circuits.
Tuesday
Thursday

9/1 — Finishing Techniques

Bring

  • Your class kit

Due

9/3 — Conductive Yarns, Multimeters, and Connectors

Bring

  • Your class kit

In class

Week 4 — Warping and Weaving with Etta Sandry

This week we’ll start warping and weaving on our Cricket looms and explore different methods for integrating conductive materials.
Tuesday
Thursday

9/10 — Manipulating Tabby

This class will be guest taught by Etta Sandry

Bring

  • Your class kit
  • your cricket loom

Active

In class

  • Tapestry Techniques (weft pile, looping, etc.)
  • Leno and Lace Structures

Week 5 — Supplemental Weft Techniques

We study variations on the tabby structure and supplemental weft techniques, which are especially useful for integrating conductive materials.
Tuesday
Thursday

9/15 — no class

No class

Prof. Devendorf is traveling. You are welcome to use the classroom to work on Weekly 3 - Warp and Weave or other projects.

9/17 — Supplemental Wefts

This class will be guest taught by Steven Frost

Bring

  • Your class kit
  • your cricket loom
  • your swatches

Due

In class

  • Share Out
  • Supplemental Weft Experimentation

Week 6 — Integrating Electronics

Apply the information we’ve learned earlier (largely supplemental wefts, etc) to integrate an electrical component into a cloth structure. We’ll also start planning for your final projects.
Tuesday
Thursday

9/22 — Final Project Discussion

Bring

  • Your class kit

In class

  • Surveying Different Weaving Practices along four axes: materials, ratio, structure, on-the-loom decisions
  • Final Project Brainstorm
  • Start Prepping Materials for Flip bead and Dynamic Color

History of

  • TBD (topic and speaker)

Week 7 — Intro to Multi-Shaft Structures

We’ll start thinking beyond tabby to consider other textile structures that require the use of multi-shaft table and floor looms.
Tuesday
Thursday

9/29 — Types of Looms and Drafting

Bring

  • Your class kit
  • your flip bead swatches

Due

In class

  • Flip Bead Share Out
  • Introducing Shaft Looms
  • Introduction To Drafting, Drawdown

History of

  • TBD (topic and speaker)

10/1 — Twills

Bring

  • Your class kit

Active

In class

  • Introduction to Twills + Unbalanced Structures
  • Complex Twills + Undulating Twills
  • Shading
  • Weaving with a Floating Selvedge

History of

  • TBD (topic and speaker)

Week 8 — Satins

Structural possibilities beyond basic weaves, plus techniques and software for floor looms. Thursday is CU’s mid-semester reading day.
Tuesday
Thursday

10/6 — Working with Tieups and Treadling + Satins

Bring

  • Your class kit

Active

In class

  • How to adapt drafts to the class looms
  • How to work with treadling and Tieups
  • Intro to Satin Structure
  • Shaded Structures and Damask

History of

  • TBD (topic and speaker)

10/8 — Midsemester Reading Day

No class

CU Boulder midsemester reading day — no classes or exams.

Week 9 — Multi-Layer

Explore compound structures, then begin weaving multiple layers at once.
Tuesday
Thursday

Week 10 — Replicating Designs and Final Project Discussion

We’ll spend some time learning reverse drafting, which is a technique that you can use to “read” the pattern of a cloth that has already been produced. Then we’ll shift toward synthesizing the semester into a final project.
Tuesday
Thursday

Week 11 — Drafting by Cross Sections

Tuesday
Thursday

10/27 — Drafting by Cross-Section I

Deanna Gelosi will join us to show us her cross-section design tool

Bring

  • Your class kit
  • your pocket swatches

Due

In class

  • Pocket Share Out
  • Drafting by Cross-Section Worksheets

History of

  • TBD (topic and speaker)

10/29 — Drafting by Cross-Section II

Deanna Gelosi will join us to show us her cross-section design tool

Bring

  • Your class kit

Active

In class

  • Interactive Cross-Section Design Tool Demo
  • Customizing Conductive Yarn

History of

  • TBD (topic and speaker)

Week 12 — Sampling Round 1

We’ll spend the week weaving samples for our final project.
Tuesday
Thursday

11/3 — Sampling and Refining Samples

Bring

  • Your class kit
  • materials you plan to use for your final project

Active

In class

  • Materials Deep Dive

History of

  • TBD (topic and speaker)

11/5 — Refining Samples

Bring

  • Your class kit

Active

In class

  • we’ll address any emerging questions or challenges from sampling

History of

  • TBD (topic and speaker)

Week 13 — TBD

Tuesday
Thursday

11/10 — Sample Critiques

Bring

  • Your class kit
  • all completed samples

Due

In class

  • Sample critiques

11/12 — Sampling Round 2 Begins

Bring

  • Your class kit
  • all completed samples

In class

  • Sample Crits / In-House Play

Week 14 — Sampling Round 2

We’ll spend the week weaving samples for our final project and exploring any emerging topics along the way.
Tuesday
Thursday

11/17 — Emerging Topics

Bring

  • Your class kit

Active

In class

  • Sample Crits / In-House Play
  • Final Project Presentation Explainer
  • Any Other Emerging Topics

11/19 — Sampling Round 2 Critiques

Bring

  • Your class kit
  • all completed samples

Due

In class

  • Sample Critiques
  • Selecting your Final Sample
  • Developing a Duplication Plan

Week 15 — Document and Duplicate!

We’ll spend the week documenting and duplicating our samples.
Tuesday
Thursday

Week 16 — Final Presentations

Final Presentations
Tuesday
Thursday

12/8 — Final Presentations

Bring

  • Your class kit

Due

In class

  • First set of students present about their sampling process and final outcome

12/10 — Final Presentations

Bring

  • Your class kit

Due

In class

  • Second set of students present about their sampling process and final outcome