Cameron Taylor-Brown

Cameron Taylor-Brown was introduced to textiles by artist Ed Rossbach at UC Berkeley and studied textile design at the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science. Her work is widely exhibited and has been featured in American Craft, Handwoven, Heddlecraft, Fiber Art Now, and Shuttle, Spindle and Dyepot. She teaches workshops at schools, guilds, museums and conferences throughout the United States.

15hr Class

Hands-On Color

A Practical Exploration of Color, Fiber and Weaving

Dive up to your elbows into big piles of luscious yarns and discover the exciting world of color. Gain color confidence through a practical exploration of color theory – with materials and exercises specifically geared to weavers. Explore the glorious color components of hue, value, and intensity, while noting the added effects of fiber and yarn texture. Create harmonious color compositions with monochromatic, analogous and complementary color relationships. Experience how colors mix in weave structures, brainstorm fabric design ideas, and weave an original design with your new color, fiber, and weaving vocabulary. By the end of the workshop, you’ll have a confident “eye for color” and a notebook overflowing with beautiful color combinations and woven samples.

Student level of expertise:

Advanced beginner – the basics of 4 shaft weaving should be understood.

Students should bring to class:

At least two boat shuttles with a minimum of 12 bobbins plus bobbin winder, OR a minimum of 12 stick shuttles which can be wood or cardboard. Plus pencil, scotch tape, scissors.

A pre-warped loom threaded in a 4 shaft straight draw, 10 inches wide, at least 4 yards long, sett for a balanced plain weave. The warp should be any two solid colors except black, white, gray, browns, or natural.

5” of color A, 5” of color B

2 ½” color A, 5” color B, 2 ½” color A

Warp yarn can range from 800 – 3,000 yards per pound. Bring one bobbin each of your warp colors with you. Camera suggested for visual note-taking. Note: If anyone wants help with sett, they can email me.

Materials Fee: $45 per student