Beginning Floor Loom Weaving:
Students will learn how to read weave drafts, choose and finish materials and warp and weave on floor looms. We will share our first warps in a round robin fashion so each student will produce and take home a number of drafts and samples of different weave structures. Each student will then design and produce at least one finished scarf or small shawl. Beginners level or good refresher class. [One to two-week workshop or multiple sessions] Supply list provided.
Texture! Pleats! Bumps! Holes and Lumps!
We’ll explore fibers, structures and finishing techniques to change flat fabric into dimensional surfaces. Double weaves and simple twills can make pleats, deflected weaves create holes, woven shibori techniques gather the cloth and combinations of fibers and nonchemical after-treatments permanently set the textures. Depending on the facility we can also explore a safe chemical burnout technique that removes certain threads in your single layer woven cloth to leave behind a more transparent double-weave structure! Drafts and materials list will be sent out ahead of time so participants can bring warped looms with them. For intermediate and advanced weavers. [Three day to two-week workshop or multiple sessions]
Customized Weaving Workshops Also Available:
I will work with your guild or group to plan a course to fit your interests. Topics could include basic weave drafting, computer drafting, double weaves, sampling, threedimensional structures, designing weave structures suitable for devoré (burnout) or cloqué (shrinking), finishing methods, etc. Let me know what you’re thinking about! [One day to two-week workshops] Materials and facility needs will vary
Facility and Materials Needed:
Looms or space for student table & floor looms, large table space for meeting & demonstrating, and access to an iron, dryer, boiling water, and power point projector & screen.