I'm Alice Schlein, a weaver in South Carolina. A few times a week I write about my weaving, Network Drafting, Amalgamation, bread baking, my morning walks, and whatever else strikes my fancy. Thanks for stopping by! Comments are welcome.

Classes

  • Amalgamation Celebration, Complex Weavers Seminars 2022
    Amalgamation for 8 shafts and above, presented via Zoom at Complex Weavers Seminars 2022, Knoxville TN, July 10-13. For more information and to register, go to https://www.complex-weavers.org/seminar/seminars-2022/
  • Lecture: "My Weaving Life So Far"
    Weavers Guild of Boston, Wed., Sept. 15, Virtual lecture, open to the public. Register online, registration closes Sept. 12. Go to weaversguildofboston.org, Meetings, Register for a Zoom Meeting, September 15 Meeting, Register Now, RSVP.

Books

Monographs

  • Amalgamation: Double Your Dobby
    24-pages of text, diagrams, and color photographs, in pdf format for download. Create drafts for 8 or more shafts in half-drop or brick arrangements which would normally require twice the number of shafts. Related to network drafting, this is a technique for intermediate or advanced weavers with dobby looms or multi-shaft table looms. Includes guidelines for amalgamation with three current weaving applications. View on a computer, or print out one copy for your own use. USD$21. via PayPal. Email aschlein[at]att[dot]net and indicate your preferred email address for PayPal.
  • 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.

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February 06, 2013

Stripes

Another archaeological find, of sorts. 

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I'm having to clear a lot of stuff out of corners and other hiding places to make way for some renovations this week. This very patient rigid heddle loom has been waiting for me for a long time, and I wove on it for an hour or so in hopes of bringing this warp to an end. I'm almost there. It's a combination of commercially spun wool/silk (a knitting yarn, actually) and my own handspun carbonised bamboo. You will recognize the horizontal stripe that results from end-and-end and pick-and-pick color rotations (the reverse side has vertical stripes). Right now, under tension, it looks like window screening, but it will become a nice, soft fabric after washing, I'm sure.

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Like most weavers, I have projects stashed away in every conceivable corner. Emptying out this room is not a trivial matter! There might be a squirrel gene in my DNA.

Posted at 09:12 AM in Weaving |

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