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
- Weave Brocade On Your Rigid Heddle LoomAcquire new rigid heddle skills in a class for intermediate rigid heddle weavers or intrepid beginners. We will focus on indirect warping, the creation and use of string heddles, and the pickup stick, while learning to weave brocade motifs in supplementary wefts on a plain weave ground. Intensive three-hour class, eight weeks. Jan. 13 - March 9, 2020 at OLLI, Furman University.
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
- 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.
Categories
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Recent Posts
Links
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Other Stuff
- Errata for Amalgamation Monograph 6.30.20
Click here to download errata file. - Errata for Amalgamation Monograph 6.29.20
Click here to download errata file. - Errata for Crepe Monograph
Click here to download errata file. - Alice's Basic Bread Recipe
- Errata for The Liftplan Connection
Click this link to download corrections to The Liftplan Connection.
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June 2014 posts
June 30, 2014
Just a few of my closest friends...
Complex Weavers Seminars 2014 has just concluded. Some great lectures, study groups, and friends. Enough new ideas to last another two years at least. See you in 2016.
June 28, 2014
Alice & Patrice Take a Selfie at Complex Weavers
So sad we can't take each other's lectures, as both are given at the same time.
...and Alice takes a picture of Richard who is taking a video of the lunch crowd. That's Janet in the foreground.
I love conferences.
June 27, 2014
Weather Report
It changes every 5 minutes. This is view of Vashon Island as seen from Pt. Defiance--inside the car.
Tonight is registration for Complex Weavers Seminars. Ta dah!
Tonight is registration for Complex Weavers Seminars. Ta dah!
Overlooking Commencement Bay
Lunchtime, Tacoma
June 26, 2014
Gray Skies
...and great coffee.
Tacoma
Ready for the festivities.
June 22, 2014
Triple Cloth
Enjoyed a visit to friends Dawn & Mark this morning. It was such a pleasure to see their house with all its personal collections and handcrafted features. I stopped dead in my tracks in the dining room where Dawn has displayed a fabulous Japanese textile from Kawashima. This beauty is a jacquard triple cloth with differential of takeup; unfortunately I wasn't able to photograph the entire repeat, but here are three closeups to give you an idea of the ingenuity employed in the design of this industrially woven structure. Be sure to click on each one to see a larger image. Enjoy.
Thank you, Dawn!
June 19, 2014
The Passage of Time
You won't find any textiles here for a while. They're happening, but not in this space. To tide us over, I'll share two observations about the passage of time. First is a neighbor's magnolia bloom I've discovered just at eye level (hard to come by—they're either too low to the ground for me to observe comfortably, or too high to reach without a ladder). This is what it looked like yesterday:
…and here's the same bloom today. Time's a-wasting.
This young lady I encountered in an undisclosed location is not bearing the passage of time very well. I never saw her in her "before" state, but she's obviously having trouble coping. I think a lighter hand with the makeup would serve her well, or maybe a paler shade.
June 16, 2014
Death of an Elephant
On May 3 of this year I visited the Greenville Zoo and did some sketching. Here is Joy the elephant:
I also took some pictures of Joy; I've misplaced all the photos but this one:
Maybe I'm anthropomorphizing, but this looks like a very sad expression, or part of an expression, on Joy's face. It's certainly a portent. Joy was the last remaining elephant at the zoo.
This week Joy was on her way to a sanctuary for senior elephants, where it was hoped her golden years would be cheered by the companionship of other elephants, but she unexpectedly died en route. You can read more about Joy in today's Greenville News story.