Work in progress: multiple shots in same shed
This scarf uses a “new to me” technique – multiple shots in the same shed, using floating selveges to keep the weft from pulling in too much. The design looked, on the computer a little like “hearts” — at least as close as a 2 shaft design could make, that is. And it’s apropos for […]
Handweaving.net Draft #62986
Handweaving.net is a great source for drafts. They have literally thousands of them; many are historical — others are contributed. Additionally there is an archive of documents related to weaving. All in all it is a wonderful site. They also have a tool for creating divisional drafts and profiles. The following draft is created with […]
Put the Treadle to the Metal: 4 Shaft 14 Treadle Draft
Sometimes we do something not because it is a good idea, but rather because we can do it. On a four (4) shaft loom there are a total of sixteen (16) treadle combinations. Two of these, all up and all down are not at all practical. This leaves us with fourteen (14) combinations. What follows […]
“Waves” Step Draft
This draft looks as though it “steps” through the shafts, rolling around when needed. I like the way it looks like waves coming into a shore. 1,2,3,2,3,4,3,4,1,2,1,2,3,2,3,4 is the pattern for the warp threads. In order to cut down on the size of the floats, every other weft shot is a tabby shot. WIF
“Flowery” Draft
Here’s the first in what I hope to be a regular feature — drafts. Some I will have made, others I’ll attribute to a source. This is a 4 shaft design which, since every other shot is a tabby shot, could be woven as an overshot pattern. The longest float is 5 in the weft, […]
Historic 3 Shaft Lozenge
This pattern is based on an example on p. 150 of Ancient Danish Textiles from Bogs and Burials, by Margrethe Hald. It has been translated from 4 shafts to 3, resulting in a 2/1 broken twill as opposed to the original 2/2. Why 3 shaft? 3 shafts are still easily accomplished on a rigid heddle […]
Going from 4 shafts to 2
In (Almost) Infinite Variations, I took a threading and changed the treadling in various ways. Eventually I devised a “tabby” treadling of it. Recently it occurred to me that the four shaft pattern could be reduced to two. I really liked one part of the pattern in particular — it had very nice curves, so […]
“Helix” Draft
I am working on making a vest with handwoven panels. I started out making a design specifically for the project — after playing with designs for a bit, I came up with the idea of working from a helix for the basis of my weave. To the right you can see the draft. The WIF […]
(Almost) Infinite Variations
A four-shaft loom makes a great first loom. One could spend a lifetime weaving on it and still not exhaust all possibilities. — Marcy Petrini I’ve been playing with variations on a single theme — a 4 shaft pattern where I change only the tie-up; the threading and treadling remain the same. With a twill […]
“Starry” Draft
Handweaving.net has a very nifty tool for designing drafts based on Divisional Drafting. The draft to the right is one I created using that tool. It is a 4 shaft, 4 treadle design based on Tieup: Color Complementation Project, Draft #41017, Threading: Weber Kunst und Bild Buch, Marx Ziegler, (1677) # 22, Treadling: Weber Kunst […]