“An Exploration of Double Huck”
(three day Zoom workshop)
2nd Session: May 28, June 1 & 4 - FULL / CLOSED
TO REGISTER:
Please email the Workshops Chair with questions.
Dates:
Session 1
Day 1: May 11th, 2024, 9am - noon (Saturday)
Day 2: May 12th, 2024, 9am - noon (Sunday)
Day 3: May 18th, 2024, 9am – 11 am (Saturday)
Session 2
Day 1: May 28th, 2024, 9am - noon (Tuesday)
Day 2: June 1th, 2024, 9am - noon (Saturday)
Day 3: June 4th, 2024, 9am – 11 am (Tuesday)
Class Description:
During the 3-session virtual workshop, students will weave a variety of samples in double huck, including layer and block exchange, stitched layers, mixed structures and color-and-weave effects. The program includes three talks to introduce different aspects of the material, as well as supporting video demonstrations which participants can access at any time. In the final session, we consider extending the structure to more than 8 shafts. This is not a round robin. Participants will need to have access to an 8-shaft loom and will receive full instructions enabling them to set up their looms ahead of time. Note that countermarche looms are not suitable for this workshop.
Skill Level:
Students should be able to follow a draft and to dress their own loom. It would be beneficial if students have some experience of double weave on four shafts. No experience of huck is required.
Materials required:
8 shaft loom with 50 – 60 heddles per shaft. Countermarche looms are not suitable for the workshop.
Students will need two shuttles, a pick-up stick (optional),
and their usual choice of scissors, hooks, pencils.
Approximately 1,000 yards each of two colors of yarn will be needed, plus small amounts of at least one another color.
Detailed guidance will be provided to participants.
Registration:
SWG Members: noon on February 10th, 2024
Non-members: noon on March 2nd, 2024
Class size:
Max 12
Cost:
$50 Deposit at time of registration. Estimated total cost: $70, based on 10 students enrolled, $60 based on maximum enrollment. In addition, there is a material fee of $15. The final cost will depend on the number of students enrolled. Final payment is due during the workshop.
Location:
Zoom, on line. Live zoom sessions will be recorded and the sessions will be available for 4 weeks after the end of the workshop
About Cally:
https://callybooker.co.uk/
Cally Booker lives and weaves in Dundee on the east coast of Scotland. She is drawn to places at the edge, where land and water meet, and in her work explores lines and boundaries, positive and negative, using multi-layered structures which hide and reveal. She achieves this by combining digital design tools with the slow processes of hand-dyeing and hand-weaving. From 2018 - 2021 Cally was a member of the Aural Textiles project, researching ways of incorporating sound as a design source into her creative practice. Cally’s work has been exhibited around the UK and internationally. She is a member of the Society of Designer Craftsmen and a past president of Complex Weavers.