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.

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    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. Available from LoftyFiber.
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    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. From LoftyFiber.
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    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. From LoftyFiber.
  • 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 current weaving applications. View on a computer, or print out one copy for your own use. USD$21. Available from LoftyFiber.

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September 20, 2017

Hairy

My first Herdwick singles went into a sample blanket for a new lampas piece. I used my previous presets: the pattern wefts interlace in 3-end twill. I didn't like the effect; I thought the pattern warps should be more widely spaced.

LampasSampleBlanket

So I worked out a new set of presets in which the pattern warps interlace in 5-end satin. Much better for this yarn. Here are a few aspect ratio samples using the new structure:

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That works. The Herdwick is very hairy. I love the way it contrasts in texture with the smoother cotton & silk yarns.

So glad I like it, as I purchased a full pound. Now I've got to sit and spin for a while! Any suggestions for binge watching?  I prefer crime dramas. Not too much violence, but I don't like cosies either. Somewhere in between.

 

Posted at 03:23 PM in Lampas, Spinning, Television, Weaving |

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