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Point Twill Repp (Copy)

Tutor: Rosalie Neilson  

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Point twill repp - rep runners: A study in 4 block design using linked blocks and solid stripes. Using the same profile draft, weavers will thread an 8-shaft loom with 4 or 5 different colours, of 8/2 cotton to design a table runner. (The warping instructions and color directions will be sent upon registration.) The runner will feature a series of 4-block motifs in the centre, with a border featuring 2- block motifs in opposite colors. The border will be separated from the center designs by a solid coloured stripe of 2 colours. Weavers will use a series of Design Pages from 'An Exaltation of Blocks' designed by Rosalie Neilson. Believe it or not, there are 1,024 different 4-block designs. Weavers will receive enough designs in their handouts to whet their creative appetites! Rosalie Neilson loves using colour and geometric design in her weaving, her specialty being rep weave. An avid designer and teacher, she was featured in the 2-hour DVD by Interweave Press called 'Rep Weave'. She publishes regularly in weaving and braiding journals and maintains an active teaching schedule throughout the United States and Canada. This will be the third time she has taught in England. Her...

Double Weave

Tutor: Mirja Woollard...

Point Twill Repp

Tutor: Rosalie Neilson  

Event Details

Point twill repp - rep runners: A study in 4 block design using linked blocks and solid stripes. Using the same profile draft, weavers will thread an 8-shaft loom with 4 or 5 different colours, of 8/2 cotton to design a table runner. (The warping instructions and color directions will be sent upon registration.) The runner will feature a series of 4-block motifs in the centre, with a border featuring 2- block motifs in opposite colors. The border will be separated from the center designs by a solid coloured stripe of 2 colours. Weavers will use a series of Design Pages from 'An Exaltation of Blocks' designed by Rosalie Neilson. Believe it or not, there are 1,024 different 4-block designs. Weavers will receive enough designs in their handouts to whet their creative appetites!   Rosalie Neilson loves using colour and geometric design in her weaving, her specialty being rep weave. An avid designer and teacher, she was featured in the 2-hour DVD by Interweave Press called 'Rep Weave'. She publishes regularly in weaving and braiding journals and maintains an active teaching schedule throughout the United States and Canada. This will be the third time she has taught in England. Her...

Inspirational Weaving

Tutor: Margo Selby  

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We are delighted to be welcoming Margo back to Devon Weavers Workshop during June 2016 to tutor another course for us based on her very successful book, Colour & Texture in Weaving. The course will give students the opportunity to experiment with yarns, colour and pattern using a warp selected from her book - with Margo giving expert inspiration, guidance and advice along the way.   Her first degree in textiles was followed by an MA in constructed textiles at the Royal College of Art. She then completed a two-year fellowship at the Ann Sutton Foundation, preparing her for a career in the textile industry. Margo has since become a highly successful designer of contemporary home textiles. Her trademark bold, intricate patterns and stunning use of colour set her designs apart. Her first course at the Workshop in 2013 proved to be such a success, producing so many exciting samples, that we wanted her back immediately!...

Lace Weaves

Tutor: Mirja Woollard...

THE MAGIC EIGHT

Tutor: Nancy Hoskins  

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A Three-Day Workshop for Beginning to Advanced Weavers on 8-Shaft Looms. Be a prestidigitator at the loom!   Explore the wonder of the Magic Threading. Like the magician's hat the Magic Threading is full of surprises. With a feat of legerdemain in the tie-up, one warp - with the appropriate warp, weft, and sett threaded to straight-eight twill - can deceive the eye into thinking the loom is threaded for weft-faced twills, point twills, krokbragd, rosepath, taqueté and many others. Letters, numbers, doubled Krokbragd and other unique weft-faced design options are also based on the magic threading. New ideas based on the Magic Threading for rug weavers are included in the workshop.   All of the time-saving techniques learned can be applied to weaving more balanced textiles. The workshop is filled with creative and time-saving tips for both functional and decorative fabrics and practical instruction on technique, designing, and drafting....

MAGICAL MATERIALS

Tutor: Lotte Dalgaard   During this course pupils acquaint themselves with the use of special materials in weaving in which to create a three-dimensional and living cloth surface. Pupils will learn special techniques for using high twist, elastic and other very fine active yarns, in combination with so-called stable yarns (like cotton, superwash wool or linen) to make fabulous pleated, folded and crinkled textiles. Focus will be on the practical work of warping, setting up the looms, weaving and finishing in hot water.  

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During the day, students will try handling special active, hight-wisted and elastic yarns. Lotte will supply some warps in different yarns - linen, hightwisted wool and silk, and elastic yarns. Some warps will arrive early and be set up before the start of the course. Looms will be set up for weaving several samples in different yarns, which form exciting surfaces when finished in hot water.   Lotte will be a source of inspiration for weavers who have already tried some active yarns and want to develop their own qualities and also for beginners there will be a lot to learn too. Lotte will bring a lot of magical yarns from Denmark, which will be used together with yarns which are...

COLOUR AND WEAVE DUETS

Tutor: Barbara J Walker  

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We all had great fun on Barbara's course weaving duets of structures and color-and-weave counterparts and learning all sorts of interesting other things along the way, as usual....