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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How to start working with block designs
A guide to taking your idea from a rough sketch to a profile draft.… Read More
Creating and exchanging layers
Liftplans for layer exchange to create stripes and pockets in 4-shaft double weave.… 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
Studio Stories: Building Blocks
Blocks are a weaver’s flexible design tool. … 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
What is double weave?
Understanding the terminology of double weave and double cloth.… 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
Winding a warp for double weave
Making an end-on-end cross with two colours at once.… Read More
Twills on 8 shafts: Tie-up basics
Exploring the possibilities for a twill progression on 8 shafts… Read More
Using Stitchfiddle for double weave pick-up
Stitchfiddle is an online tool for pixelating images and it works well for double weave pick-up designs.… 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
Designing a Twill Gamp: Part 1
A twill gamp is one of the most useful samplers in a weaver’s repertoire.… Read More
