TO REGISTER: FULL (updated 4/15/23)
Please email the Workshops Chair with questions.
Deflected Double Weave (DDW) is a weave structure that has been “around” for a long time—at least as far back as the Ancient Colonial Shawl draft published in Mary Meigs Atwater’s Recipe Book, 1957. It has been called many things by many weavers and whether it is truly “double weave” is still debated. Traditionally, double weave is a single cloth in which there are two weaves. One warp interlaces with one weft and another warp interlaces with a second weft.
Basically, 8 Shaft DDW is plain weave with adjacent warp and weft floats. In DDW, the threads from one weave float over the threads from the other weave in both the warp and weft. The two weaves lie flat, side by side, and the threads can slide towards each other. When the woven cloth is off the loom, the threads slide or “deflect” from their position into the float areas. This results in remarkably interesting interlacements and textures.
Since DDW is usually threaded odd-even in block sequences, DDW can be combined with traditional double weave to create layers, pockets, and connections all in the same piece. This technique may be used to weave dramatic shawls, scarves, and cowls with a variety of fibers and colorways.
It also lends itself well to be woven as “something else”. Crimp weave, loom-controlled weft shibori, and plain weave can all be woven on DDW threadings. Plain weave and DDW can also be combined for a unique “V”-shaped shawl. Explore the options and step beyond traditional DDW patterns.
Skill Level:
Intermediate and above. Students should be able to warp a loom and weave without assistance.
Materials required:
8 shaft loom
Registration:
SWG Members: Noon on January 14, 2023
Non-members: Noon on February 4, 2023 subject to space available.
Dates:
Friday, April 28th- Sunday, April 30th, 2023
9:00 am -4:30 pm
Class size:
Max 16
Cost:
Estimated cost $250 (based on 12 students enrolled). plus a $20 materials fee. Final cost will depend on the number of students enrolled. Final payment is due during the workshop. Deposit of $100 is required at registration.
Location:
Edmonds Artworks in Edmonds, WA
About Janney:
Janney Simpson began weaving in the early 1980’s. She has taught weaving at Wesleyan Potters in Middletown, CT and at many conferences and guilds in the US. She currently teaches weaving at her barn studio in Gaylord, MI and relishes the "ah-ha" moment when new weavers throw a shuttle for the first time. Janney is a past President, Apprentice, and Weaver of Distinction of the Handweavers’ Guild of CT. Also a member of Complex Weavers and former Japanese Textile Study Group, she enjoys sharing her interest in Sakiori weaving using vintage silk kimono. She has presented many workshops and lectures on Deflected Double Weave (Convergence 2018 and 2020 rescheduled to 2022), Finishing and Embellishing Handwovens, Knitted Beaded Bags, Sakiori, and Weaving with Fibers of Micronesia. Privileged to be a student for four years in Laurie Autio’s class, Explorations in Advanced Weaving, Janney strives to create one-of-a-kind pieces using a variety of fibers and weave structures on many types of looms.