Dr Landry is currently available to give lectures, demonstrations, and workshops via Zoom or some other electronic presentation format. She may be able to give 4-5 day workshops in person in Canada in the near future, once travel becomes safe and quarantine restrictions are fully lifted. At least 2 months notice is required. Elle peut aussi donner des présentations ou ateliers en français.
e-LECTURES
- History of velvet-weaving (1 hr) – CN$125.00 (US$100)
- A survey of velvet-weaving around the world, from Antiquity to the modern era
- Basic velvet-weaving technique (1 hr) – CN$125.00 (US$100.00)
- An overview of the basic velvet structures and types, velvet-specific tools, and affordable loom set-ups for single-pile warps, suitable for 4-shaft looms and novice experiences.
- Detailed overview of velvet-weaving technique (2 hr) – CN$250.00 ($200.00)
- A detailed overview of the basic velvet structures and types, velvet-specific tools, and affordable loom set-ups for single-pile warps, suitable for 4-shaft looms and novice experiences, including demonstration videos of actual weaving technique.
- Advanced velvet-weaving techniques (2 hr) – CN$250.00 ($200.00)
- An introduction to polychrome velvet-weaving using 2 pile warps (4 shafts), brocaded velvet-weaving (more than 4 shafts), and velvet-weaving on compu-dobby looms; includes demonstration videos of actual weaving techniques.
- Velvet-weaving on a Drawloom (2 hr) – CN$250.00 ($200.00)
- An overview of creating design charts and setting up a drawloom for velvet-weaving.
e-WORKSHOPS
- Basic velvet-weaving on 4-shaft looms (1 day) – CN$800.00 (US$650.00)
- A detailed discussion of the basic velvet structures and types, designing and drafting velvet structures for your own projects, choosing materials, adapting visual designs for velvet, velvet-specific tools, and affordable loom set-ups for single-pile warps, suitable for 4-shaft looms and novice experiences, including demonstration videos of actual weaving technique.
- Polychrome velvet-weaving (1 day) – CN$800.00 (US$650.00)
- A detailed discussion of polychrome velvet-weaving, in which 2 pile warps alternate on the surface; includes drafting for both straight and counterchange polychrome threading methods, as well as a sans-pareil technique.
- Brocaded velvet-weaving (1 day)- CN$800.00 (US$650.00)
- A detailed discussion of brocaded velvet-weaving (requiring more than 4 shafts), in which supplementary brocade wefts float over exposed areas of foundation cloth; includes drafts with separate brocade binding warps as well as drafts using the foundation to bind the brocade wefts.
- Coptic velvet-weaving on a frame loom (1/2 day) – CN$400.00 (US$325)
- A detailed discussion of rare examples of Coptic warp pile textiles, and adapting Coptic weaving methods for velvet-weaving, including the inclusion of inwoven tapestry bands or motifs.
- Designing for velvet-weaving (1/2 day) – CN$400.00 (US$325.00)
- A discussion of choosing materials and visual designs for velvet-projects, creating design charts for your designs with accurate aspect ratios, choosing the right loom, drafts and adjusting your tie-ups for easier weaving, etc.
Velvet on My Mind 