{"id":21672,"date":"2026-03-10T15:25:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mirrix.be\/learn\/collaboration-with-natasha-khiev-example-of-experimental-weaving\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T12:23:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T11:23:22","slug":"natasha-khiev-experimental-weaving","status":"publish","type":"learn","link":"https:\/\/mirrix.be\/en\/learn\/natasha-khiev-experimental-weaving\/","title":{"rendered":"Collaboration with Natasha Khiev: example of experimental weaving"},"content":{"rendered":"

At first glance, a loom seems like a calm instrument. You tension threads, add weft, and slowly build an image. But some makers use the loom in a very different way. For them, it becomes a place to experiment, to investigate, and to discover new structures.<\/p>\n

Natasha Khiev<\/strong> is one of those makers. This textile artist explores experimental weaving through techniques such as warp play<\/em> and supplemental warp<\/em>. In her online lessons, you learn how to use a Mirrix loom to create new structures and layers in your weaving. That is how you push the boundaries of weaving.<\/p>\n

Who is Natasha Khiev?<\/h2>\n
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Examples of Natasha Khiev\u2019s Experimental Weaving<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Natasha Khiev is a textile artist who approaches experimental weaving as a form of research. Rather than only making images on the loom, she experiments with structure, form and technique.<\/p>\n

In her experimental weaving she often plays with the possibilities of the warp: the threads stretched tightly on the loom. By experimenting with those very threads, new structures and unexpected effects appear in the woven cloth.<\/p>\n

A small change in warp tension or one extra thread can suddenly reveal a completely new structure. Those discoveries are exactly what make her work so fascinating.<\/p>\n

Every maker tells a different story<\/h2>\n

What we love about our Mirrix ambassadors, and Natasha is one of them, is that each of them shows a different side of weaving.<\/p>\n

Tapestry artist Liz Whiteside, another of our ambassadors, says it beautifully herself: Natasha\u2019s work is very different from her own, and that is exactly the strength of it.<\/p>\n

Liz takes you into painting with thread, from your first tapestry to small works you can frame. Natasha dives deeper into the technical possibilities of the cloth itself: warp play, supplemental warp, dimensional structures.<\/p>\n

They truly complement one another. If you begin with Liz, Natasha feels like a natural next step.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc49 Also read: Collaboration with Liz Whiteside<\/a><\/p>\n

Larger looms, different possibilities<\/h2>\n

Natasha often works on larger Mirrix looms, where the shedding device opens up new technical possibilities. That makes it easier to experiment with complex structures and build different layers within one weaving.<\/p>\n

Liz works on the smaller Chloe looms<\/a>, weaving detailed tapestry imagery. Two approaches, starting from the same instrument: the loom.<\/p>\n

What do you learn in Natasha Khiev\u2019s online lessons?<\/h2>\n

In her online lessons, Natasha shows you how to use the loom to experiment with structure and technique. Her approach is less about following a fixed pattern and more about exploring what is possible with thread and warp.<\/p>\n

In the lessons, you discover for example:<\/p>\n