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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  • Network Drafting
    An 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 Loom
    Wednesday 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.

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  • 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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July 13, 2019

Washed & Mended & Washed Again

A sad tale with a happy ending. I washed the shawl, hung it out to dry on a breezy day, and look at what I found--a weaving error! Right smack in the middle. 

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But we don't give up around here. I pulled out the offending row, bit by bit, and darned in a new weft. The trouble is, the shawl is washed and the replacement weft is still in its raw state and sticks out a mile. Nothing for it but to wash it again. 
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All done. I really love it, and will keep this one to use myself. The face (the side uppermost while I was weaving) is shown on the left, and the reverse is one the right. Both are equally interesting.
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Details: warp is a handprinted singles sock yarn I bought a few years ago at a famers' market in Nova Scotia, combined end-and-end with a silk noil knitting yarn from my stash. Weft is my lavender handspun plied wool/bamboo. Woven on a rigid heddle loom. Click to enlarge.

Posted at 11:16 AM in Rigid Heddle, Weaving |

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