Rep Weaving
Rosalie Neilson's work in warp-faced rep weaving involves developing abstract designs on a 16-shaft loom — where two shafts control the color of one block.
Virtual CNCH 2020 Rep Details
Practical details for the Rep Weavers of the Virtual CNCH 2020 Conference, San Francisco California. Photos include starting and ending wefts, splicing, and how to tension weft across a wide warp.
Block Design in Rep Weave
A block can be either a pattern coloration or a background coloration. Warp-faced rep weave has the same appeal to Rosalie as weft-faced block weaves. In both techniques, there is an intensity of color coupled with the play of design blocks.
Brunhilde
My partner in weaving is a 16-shaft Macomber loom which I named Brunhilde, after the famous operatic Diva. I create the compositions and she does the singing. I use a sectional warp beam, warping an inch at a time, to simplify the process of putting on complex warp stripes. I use the computer software program called Fiberworks PCW to create my designs, and a Dobbytron to operate the treadling and tie-up of my loom.
'Ripsmatta'
Rep is sometimes referred to as "ripsmatta", a Swedish term for a rug characterized by the alternation of thick and thin picks of weft, or ribs (also known as "rips" in Swedish).
An Exaltation of Blocks features a
Warp-faced Rep Weave chapter
