Western Reserve Spinners and Weavers Guild

Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Saturday, October 15, 2022, Noon to 2 PM (ET) and 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM (ET)

Sunday, October 16, 2022, Noon to 2 PM (ET) and 4 PM to 5 PM (ET)

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.

Participants will use printed Design Pages and Transparent Overlays from Neilson’s book An Exaltation of Blocks to explore thousands of design possibilities for 6-block Huck Lace.