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I'm Alice Schlein, a weaver and book maker in South Carolina. Occasionally I write about Photoshop, Network Drafting, bread baking, and whatever else strikes my fancy. Thanks for stopping by! Comments are welcome.
Classes
- Network DraftingAn 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 LoomWednesday 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.
Categories
- Amalgamation
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- Brocade
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- Deflected Double Weave
- Design
- Double Twill
- Film
- Food and Drink
- Jacquard
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- Lampas
- Landscaping
- Movies
- Music
- Network Drafting
- Photography
- Pixels
- Printmaking
- Rigid Heddle
- Sewing
- Spinning
- Sports
- Tablet Weaving
- Tapestry
- Television
- Torah Mantles
- Travel
- Weaving
Recent Posts
Links
Blogs I Read
- 5 Acres & A Dream
- A Movable Feast
- Avalanche Looms
- Bhakti Ziek
- Blog Posts | Tien Chiu's Blog
- Cally Booker's Bonny Claith
- Dispatch From LA
- Knitspot - Anne Hanson
- One small stitch
- Roz Wound Up
- Sandra's Loom Blog
- Spirit Cloth
- Studio 24-7
- Urban Sketchers
- verzwirnt und zugeleimt | into the realm of book arts
- Wake Robin
- works in progress
Other Stuff
- Errata for Crepe monograph
Click on the link to download correct diagram for page 16. - 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.