Weaverly

Classes

Network Drafting
An intermediate level workshop covering an introduction to network drafting for 8-shafts (principles may be applied to more shafts). The class is open to weavers who know how to read and interpret a weaving draft, can thread and operate a loom by themselves, and are familiar with the basics of their weaving software. May 9-11, 2019. For more information, www.loftyfiber.com
Explore Color and Texture on Your Rigid Heddle Loom
Wednesday afternoons, 1-4 p.m., taught at OLLI, Furman University, January 16 through March 6. Participants to supply their own rigid heddle looms. Supply list given. Contact me at aschlein[at]att[dot]net for more information.

Books

The Woven Pixel: Designing for Jacquard and Dobby Looms Using Photoshop®
Co-authored by Alice Schlein and Bhakti Ziek. 362 pages, many illustrations. Now available for free download on handweaving.net. The accompanying CD with 1400 pattern presets is not included with the free download, but may be purchased separately. Email me at aschlein[at]att[dot]net for more information.
The Liftplan Connection: Designing for Dobby Looms With Photoshop® and Photoshop Elements®
By Alice Schlein. Build your own weave library. Design liftplans for your dobby loom. 157 pages, spiral bound, many illustrations. Now available as print-on-demand from www.lulu.com.
Network Drafting: An Introduction
By Alice Schlein. Break away from the block. Curves for your dobby loom. Originally published in 1994, now available as print-on-demand from www.lulu.com.

Monographs

Lampas for Shaft Looms
Class notes from Complex Weavers Seminars 2016, newly revised and formatted, in pdf form for download. A review of methods for designing your own lampas fabrics for treadle looms, table looms, and dobbies, eight shafts and above. Over 90 color photos of actual fabrics with drafts. Includes info on pickup lampas and a lampas bibliography. View on a computer, or print out one copy for your own use. USD$21. via PayPal. Email aschlein[at]att[dot]net for ordering info.
A Crepe Is Not Just a Pancake
52 pages of text, b&w and color diagrams, and drafts for multishaft tradle & dobby looms. Many color photos of actual cloth. Methods for drafting your own crepe weaves. Annotated bibliography. Pdf available for immediate download. $21. USD. Payment by PayPal. Email me at aschlein[at]att[dot]net for payment instructions.
Echo Weave
Based on the 1996 article in Weaver's, Issue 32. With brand new diagrams and high resolution scans of original fabrics. Pdf available for immediate download. $7. USD. Payment by PayPal. Email me at aschlein[at]att[dot]net for payment instructions.

June 23, 2019

What I Learned

What I learned this weekend:

The hose on the vacuum cleaner won't suck unless it is attached to the vacuum cleaner.
I have enough sewing machine needles to last two lifetimes.
At age 80 I make more warping errors than I did at age 30.
Weaving-wise, there is probably nothing that can't be fixed, if you are persistent.

This new rigid heddle warp, with tie downs Theo Moorman style, has half the number of tie-downs I had intended. How on earth did that happen, except that I wasn't paying attention.

Well yes, we have a fix for that. Cut out the bad warps and graft in a new one.

A little fiddly, but it works.

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June 18, 2019

Ohmygosh, this is so much fun. Here's a rabbit. One of Erica de Ruiter's designs. Perhaps I'm attracted to the rabbit because in a few months I will be living just a few steps from the Swamp Rabbit Trail. Lucky me.

In case you're wondering what the reverse side of the rabbit looks like.

And now we have two trees.

The next phase of the sampling ought to be trying different yarns & setts. I think this technique would benefit from a closer warp sett than is achievable on a rigid heddle loom, but I'll keep tinkering with it.

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