Introducing Warp Space
Welcome to Warp Space! In this blog I aim to help you become the confident, creative weaver you want to be.… Read More
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Weaving Drafts Examined
Generations of weavers have used drafts to pass on information to their students and colleagues, so let’s continue that historic tradition by working through the components of the weaving draft piece by piece.… Read More
Threading double weave blocks on 8 shafts
Different ways of setting up two layers when you have four shafts per layer.… Read More
Twills on 8 Shafts: Varying the Treadling
Even with the same threading and tie-up, varying the treadling can make an enormous difference to the fabric we design.… Read More
Studio Stories: Mighty Mug Rugs
An 8-shaft summer & winter draft for joyfully bright cotton mug rugs.… Read More
Studio Stories: Lace Tiles
Lace tessellations: not just a tongue-twister but also a quirky little weave for 8 shafts.… Read More
Mix-and-match with Colour-and-Weave
Colour-and-weave is an enormous family of weaves and perfect for times when you need to mix-and-match.… Read More
Twill boxes
Twill boxes are woven using two blocks of 4-shaft twill.… Read More
Turn scraps of yarn into a field of flowers
Turn lemons into lemonade, or scraps of yarn into a field of flowers.… Read More
Using Fiberworks Sketchpad to create a liftplan
The built-in Sketchpad in Fiberworks for Windows allows us easily to combine structures in the liftplan.… Read More
Pinwheel blocks
Use a neat trick with colour to maximise the impact of twill blocks.… Read More
What the Drawdown tells us
The drawdown is essentially a diagram of the woven cloth. Every square in the grid shows one point of interlacement between warp and weft.… Read More
Double weave blocks: weft interchange
What if we keep the same warp layer on top, but just exchange wefts? How would that work?… Read More
