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.

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  • Weave Brocade On Your Rigid Heddle Loom
    Acquire 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.

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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.

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April 26, 2017

Pneumatic Repairs

As I've just finished weaving one wall hanging and I'm about to begin another, this seemed like a good time to pause and make a few repairs. There are three lazy heddles that have been annoying me for the past few months, and the valves have to be replaced. It means climbing up on a ladder and getting into the guts of my TC-1, a procedure I don't enjoy, but "once begun is half done." 

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I have a strange assortment of tools that make the job easier: a very funky needle-nosed pliers with two noses, an assortment of metric allen wrenches, and a wooden mallet.

Ninety minutes later, done! 

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After a brief test, it appears that all the heddles are working (yay!). I'm going to reward myself with a cup of hot black tea, a comfortable chair, and a good read: Alan Furst's "Spies of the Balkans."

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