Spokane Handweavers’ Guild

The Hook and Needle Nook, 1508 North Monroe Street, Spokane, WA
Wednesday, March 27 to Friday March 29, 2019
9:30 to 4:30 pm

Two different-colored warps (a pattern and a background colorway) combine with thick and thin weft to form elements for exploring block design in warp-faced rep. Before the workshop, participants will receive drafts for 4- and 8-shaft looms, depending on their own. Participants will select a draft and pre-thread their looms; at the workshop they’ll learn how blocks of rep can be combined to expand design possibilities. Discussion will focus on profile drafting, the use of color, the movement of blocks in independent and linked fashion, skeleton tie-up, and different threading systems. Weavers will work exclusively on their own looms to understand the weave structure of rep, sampling with different weight wefts to create textiles suitable for the table, wall, and floor.

Portland Handweavers Guild, Portland, OR

Two sessions of a “Hands-on Program”:
Thursday, November 8, 2018, 10:00 am
and
Thursday, November 8, 2018, 7:00 pm

Multnomah Art Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219

Bring your round foam braiding disk, a key ring and yarns to the PHG November 8th meeting for an hour of Kongō Gumi braiding. Participants will receive a handout with a history of Kongō Gumi as well as layouts for right different 16-element lattice-design braids.

Portland Handweavers Guild, Portland, OR

Two-day workshop:
Saturday, November 3, 2018, 9:30 am — Sunday, November 4, 2018, 4:30 pm

Beaverton Mill End Store, 4875 SW Western Avenue, Beaverton, OR

The structure of Huck Lace provides a treasure trove of design for weavers. It is a shaft-efficient weave structure where an 8-shaft loom can produce six blocks of design; and a 4-shaft loom can produce a myriad of different ways to combine textures of warp/weft floats with plain weave.

Weavers will learn how “blocks” or units of huck lace are threaded on four and eight shafts, and how they can be combined to expand design possibilities. Discussions will focus on converting a profile draft into a threading and treadling, and how literally thousands of designs can be created within a single threading by changing the tie-up. The Workshop begins with a slide lecture and a morning Design Session.

 During the Design Session, participants will use a series of printed Design Pages and Transparent Overlays from Neilson’s recently published book An Exaltation of Blocks to explore thousands of design possibilities for 6-block Huck Lace. Participants will draw their favorite patterns onto graph paper and learn how to use a Transparent Template Overlay to determine the tie-up of each pattern.

Orlando Weavers Guild, Orlando, FL

Saturday, October 20, 2018, 1:00 – 4:30 pm
and
Sunday & Monday, October 21—22, 2018, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

Explore the multitude of designs possible in warp-faced rep by using two different colorways and two different weights of weft. Learn an easy way to tie a wide warp onto the front cloth beam rod, in addition to a versatile treadling method to maximize the number of patterns. Discussions will focus on color, movement of blocks, skeleton tie-ups, and threading systems. Drafts for 4- and 8-shaft looms will be sent in advance, along with color suggestions for the two different colorways of pattern and background. Weavers will warp and thread their looms prior to workshop and work exclusively on their own loom throughout the 2-1/2 day workshop. Weavers will also learn the Cavandoli knot and participate in a color wrap session.

John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC

Sunday, September 23, 2018, 6:30 – 9:30 pm through
Friday, September 29, 2018, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

Two different colored warps (a pattern colorway and a background colorway) combine with thick and thin weft to form the elements for exploring block design in warp-faced rep.  Prior to the workshop, weavers will select a draft and pre-thread a loom. Learn how “blocks” of rep, threaded on four and eight shafts, can be combined to expand design possibilities. Discussions will focus on profile drafting, use of color, movement of blocks in independent and linked fashion, skeleton tie-ups, different threading systems, and design considerations for four shaft and multiple harness looms. Weavers will work exclusively on their own loom (4- or 8-shaft) to understand the weave structure of rep, sampling with different weight wefts to create textiles suitable for the table, wall, and floor.

Handweavers Guild of Connecticut, Hartford, CT

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 9:30 – 4:30 through
Friday, September 14, 2018 9:30 – 4:30

The structure of Huck Lace provides a treasure trove of design for weavers where an 8-shaft loom can produce six blocks of design and a 4-shaft loom can produce multiple ways to combine warp and weft floats with plain weave. Exercises, documented by slide presentations, will show how to convert a profile draft into a threading and treadling plan. Learn how changing the tie-up plan creates new patterning within the same threading plan. Participants will use printed Design Pages and Transparent Overlays from Neilson’s book An Exaltation of Blocks to create patterns for a series of towels with three sections of Huck Lace separated by a one inch stripe of plain weave.

Handweavers Guild of Boise Valley, Eagle, ID

Friday, September 7, 2018, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm through
Sunday, September 9, 2018 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

Two different colored warps (a pattern colorway and a background colorway) combine with thick and thin weft to form the elements for exploring block design in warp-faced rep.  Prior to the workshop, weavers will select a draft and pre-thread a loom. Learn how “blocks” of rep, threaded on four and eight shafts, can be combined to expand design possibilities. Discussions will focus on profile drafting, use of color, movement of blocks in independent and linked fashion, skeleton tie-ups, different threading systems, and design considerations for four shaft and multiple harness looms. Weavers will work exclusively on their own loom (4- or 8-shaft) to understand the weave structure of rep, sampling with different weight wefts to create textiles suitable for the table, wall, and floor.

Convergence 2018
Reno, Nevada
Tuesday, July 10 —Thursday, July 12

(Full - sign up for waiting list)
3W-T100

Design an 8-shaft Warp-Faced Rep table runner, featuring center 4-block motifs with a color-opposite border of 2-block motifs. Sessions include developing 2-, 3-, and 4-block symmetric motifs, converting profile drafts into threading and treadling plans, and developing a skeleton tie-up. Demonstrations include Cavandoli knots as the finishing technique. Loom required*.   

Materials Fee: $16. Level: Intermediate.

Weaving Guilds of Oregon

Eugene Weavers Guild, Eugene
May 4-6, 2018

Umpqua Weavers Guild, Roseburg
May 7-9, 2018

Central Oregon Spinners and Weavers Guild, Bend
May 11-13, 2018

Clatsop Weavers and Spinners Guild, Astoria
May 29-31, 2018

Olympia Weavers Guild

Palouse Hills Weavers Guild, Moscow ID

Two different colored warps (a pattern colorway and a background colorway) combine with thick and thin weft to form the elements for exploring block design in warp-faced rep.  Prior to the workshop, weavers will select a draft and pre-thread a loom. Learn how “blocks” of rep, threaded on four and eight shafts, can be combined to expand design possibilities. Discussions will focus on profile drafting, use of color, movement of blocks in independent and linked fashion, skeleton tie-ups, different threading systems, and design considerations for four shaft and multiple harness looms. Weavers will work exclusively on their own loom (4- or 8-shaft) to understand the weave structure of rep, sampling with different weight wefts to create textiles suitable for the table, wall, and floor.

Teaching Tour sponsored by the Arizona Federation of Weavers and Spinners from February 7 to 24. Rosalie will give the keynote address, The Power of Block Design, at the Arizona Federation luncheon on Saturday, February 24.

Tucson Hand Weavers & Spinners Guild
Tucson, AZ

Two different colored warps (a pattern colorway and a background colorway) combine with thick and thin weft to form the elements for exploring block design in warp-faced rep.  Prior to the workshop, weavers will select a draft and pre-thread a loom. Learn how “blocks” of rep, threaded on four and eight shafts, can be combined to expand design possibilities. Discussions will focus on profile drafting, use of color, movement of blocks in independent and linked fashion, skeleton tie-ups, different threading systems, and design considerations for four shaft and multiple harness looms. Weavers will work exclusively on their own loom (4- or 8-shaft) to understand the weave structure of rep, sampling with different weight wefts to create textiles suitable for the table, wall, and floor.

Teaching Tour sponsored by the Arizona Federation of Weavers and Spinners from February 7 to 24. Rosalie will give the keynote address, The Power of Block Design, at the Arizona Federation luncheon on Saturday, February 24.

Arizona Desert Weavers & Spinners Guild
Phoenix AZ

Summer and Winter is a two-shuttle weave structure where a thinner tabby weft alternates with a thicker pattern weft every other row. In Block weaving, there are eight picks of weft for each threading block: four tabby wefts alternating with four pattern wefts. It is the Pattern weft which determines the different styles of Summer and Winter: Alternating, Bird’s-Eye, X-Style, and Dukagäng.

8-shaft participants will thread their looms with the same draft, designing a table runner with center 4-block motifs and 2-block motif borders. 4-shaft participants will use a different draft to explore 2-block designs.

Teaching Tour sponsored by the Arizona Federation of Weavers and Spinners from February 7 to 24. Rosalie will give the keynote address, The Power of Block Design, at the Arizona Federation luncheon on Saturday, February 24.

February 7-8 2018
Weavers West Guild, Sun City West AZ

February 14-15, 2018
Mountain Weavers & Spinners Guild, Prescott, AZ

February 21-22, 2018
Valley Fiber Art Guild, Sahuarita, AZ

The structure of Huck Lace provides a treasure trove of design for weavers where an 8-shaft loom can produce six blocks of design and a 4-shaft loom can produce multiple ways to combine warp and weft floats with plain weave. Exercises, documented by slide presentations, will show how to convert a profile draft into a threading and treadling plan. Learn how changing the tie-up plan creates new patterning within the same threading plan. Participants will use printed Design Pages and Transparent Overlays from Neilson’s book An Exaltation of Blocks to create patterns for a series of towels with three sections of Huck Lace separated by a one inch stripe of plain weave.

Weavers of Char-Lee
Fort Meyers Florida

Two different colored warps (a pattern colorway and a background colorway) combine with thick and thin weft to form the elements for exploring block design in warp-faced rep.  Prior to the workshop, weavers will select a draft and pre-thread a loom. Learn how “blocks” of rep, threaded on four and eight shafts, can be combined to expand design possibilities. Discussions will focus on profile drafting, use of color, movement of blocks in independent and linked fashion, skeleton tie-ups, different threading systems, and design considerations for four shaft and multiple harness looms. Weavers will work exclusively on their own loom (4- or 8-shaft) to understand the weave structure of rep, sampling with different weight wefts to create textiles suitable for the table, wall, and floor.

November 10-12, 2017
Teleraña Guild
Phoenix, Arizona

Two different colored warps (a pattern colorway and a background colorway) combine with thick and thin weft to form the elements for exploring block design in warp-faced rep.  Prior to the workshop, weavers will be sent drafts for 4- and 8-shaft looms. Weavers will select a draft and pre-thread a loom. Learn how “blocks” of rep, threaded on four and eight shafts, can be combined to expand design possibilities. Discussions will focus on profile drafting, use of color, movement of blocks in independent and linked fashion, skeleton tie-ups, different threading systems, and design considerations for four shaft and multiple harness looms.