From Karl, who sent this from his phone while traveling in Florida. Very much appreciated. XXX.
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.
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.
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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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July 2015 posts
July 31, 2015
July 30, 2015
Organizing
Catalina came over this afternoon to help me organize the lampas studies. Working together, we identified, tagged, and filed 95 samples.
We breezed through what would have taken me 3 days to do by myself.
Here's the layout of a typical tag:
When we were finished, we rewarded ourselves with cups of strong Russian tea and buttered chocolate rye bread. Lovely day! Lucky Grandma.
July 26, 2015
Stashbusting
A traveling project has been finished. Handspun merino from my stash; it was knitted during the final episodes of Mad Men, and finally completed during a recent road trip. This morning I blocked it. Feels good to have finished something. Gotta do more of that.
July 25, 2015
Right Here, Right Now
You get to see a lot of local color at an antique motorcycle rally in Chesnee, SC. I joined the photography enthusiasts on a field trip this morning. I offer the following snapshots without editorial comment, except that it was a very hot day and I was glad to come back home and have an ice cold drink. These all have a lot of telling detail. Click to enlarge.
Meanwhile, back in my own neighborhood, this person has left a mysterious streetside message for someone. I know there is a story behind this; I just can't figure out what it is. Maybe I'll have to make one up:
July 24, 2015
Pattern Recognition
A few inches left on the red warp. Errors corrected. What shall it be? There were several options on my computer screen, but this is the one I decided to weave.
Primary weft black 20/2 cotton. Secondary wefts yellow-green 8/2 bamboo and turquoise 5/2 pearl cotton.
On an excursion to the outdoor store I saw this climbing rope on spools. The individual rope patterns are always fascinating, but seen wrapped on a spool they form more interesting relationships, which look like weaving patterns.
Inevitably, this last one reminds me of a networked draft, with its repeating jagged edges.
July 22, 2015
Cooling Off
Erik is visiting this week from Miami. We took a short drive up to Connemara. It was very pleasant to cool off with a walk around the lake, under the leafy green trees. Bosky, it was.
Here is Erik in a contemplative moment.
July 21, 2015
Error Correction
After weeks and months of working with these lampas weaves, it appears that arithmetic errors have crept in. They hit me right between the eyes yesterday. It was a common denominator type of thing. Aspect ratio stuff. Aargh! I'll tell you about it some day.
But I did get it all corrected. Here is a new sample, based on the corrected information.
July 20, 2015
Making Waves
This lampas variation has steeper waveforms. Three wefts, again.
Seen from another angle it looks quite different.
And talking about angles—my old jacquard tablecloth, industrially woven, found itself on my breakfast table Sunday morning. I happened to glimpse it by early light, and the shiny white polyester warp appeared to be lit from within. At any other time of day this cloth has a very humdrum personality. The low angle light makes such a difference.
July 19, 2015
Waves With Satin & Twill
More lampas waves with satin primary cloth and 3-end twill secondary. One primary weft and two secondaries. Networked draft on 16 shafts. Liftplan constructed in Photoshop.
July 18, 2015
Wings
This fellow was resting on my kitchen window when I got up to make the coffee this morning.
Structure, structure. Click to enlarge.