We were pretty proud to debut Jennifer Moore’s Doubleweave on a 4-Shaft Loom last year. Now we’re even prouder to launch her follow-up, Block Doubleweave on 8 Shafts.
Check out a trailer! This workshop is sponsored by Schacht Spindle Company.
Doubleweave allows you to weave two layers of cloth at the same time. In her 4-shaft workshop, Jennifer shows how to weave double-width cloth, cloth tubes, and double layers where the colors reverse themselves on the front and back of the cloth. And while that might seem like a lot, just you wait.
Because once you move up to 8 shafts, ...hoo boy. As any weaver knows, the more shafts, the more possibilities. While you will weave a hefty sampler in this workshop, Jennifer sticks with the basic theme of double blocks, and that is plenty.
A basic doubleweave threading requires 4 shafts. If you think of your 8-shaft loom as two sets of 4 shafts, this allows you to weave two separate blocks independently of each other. Woo-hoo! The most basic example is a checkerboard pattern, but you can change the width or height of the blocks, change the colors in your warp or weft, change your tie-up, and change so many things. Do you see what I mean about possibilities?
If you have tried doubleweave and want to know more, be sure to check out Jennifer’s newest workshop and see how far it will take you.
Weave all this from just one workshop!
Get a closer look at Jennifer and her work.
Register for Block Doubleweave on 8 Shafts and weave a sampler with all these techniques and more. In addition to Jennifer’s video, the workshop contains text, diagrams, and photographs to help you better understand this weave structure. From tie-ups to treadling to finishing your cloth, Jennifer gives you a comprehensive workshop that is just the beginning of what is possible.
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Never stop learning, Allison
Block Doubleweave on 8 Shafts is sponsored by Schacht
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