Complex Weavers Seminars 2022, Hilton Hotel, Knoxville TN

Monday, July 11, 2022, 9 AM to 11 AM

Block designs consist of black and white squares on grid paper, where black is considered the pattern block and white the background block. Through a PowerPoint Presentation, learn how the binary number system is used to develop the sixteen textures of 4-shaft huck lace, and how these textures are expanded to develop the definitive number of 2-block motifs. These sixteen motifs, (eight 4-part symmetric and eight 2-part symmetric), become the building blocks of more elaborate patterns.

Following the lecture is a design session where weavers will develop 6-block patterns using Design Pages and Transparent Overlays from the Section One Toolkit of An Exaltation of Blocks, written by Neilson. The pages and overlays allow weavers to construct and deconstruct complex patterns following the principles of rotational symmetry. The 6-block patterns can be woven in a variety of different weave structures, depending on the number of loom shafts and the interest of each weaver.

Materials Fee: $15. Coil bound booklet including envelopes containing Section One Design Pages and two different styles of Transparent Overlays

Supplies for Design Session: Commercially printed Graph paper -- 4 squares to the inch, #2 pencils or a few colored pencils, eraser, pencil sharpener, straight edge