The structure of Huck Lace provides a treasure trove of pattern for weavers. It is a shaft-efficient weave structure where an 8-shaft loom produces 6-block patterns; and a 4-shaft loom produces sixteen different ways to combine textures of warp & weft floats with plain weave.
Weavers will learn how “blocks” or units of huck lace are threaded on four and eight shafts, and how they can be combined to expand design possibilities. Discussions will focus on converting a profile draft into a threading and treadling, and how literally thousands of designs are created with a single threading draft by changing the tie-up.
Participants will use printed Design Pages and Transparent Overlays from Neilson’s book An Exaltation of Blocks to explore thousands of design possibilities for 6-block Huck Lace. A Transparent Overlay Template is used to determine the tie-up.
Patterns will be translated into woven towels. The Towel Project will consist of three 4 ½” sections of Huck Lace, each a different color, separated by a one inch stripe of plain weave.
Skill Level:
Advanced beginner. Students should be able to warp a loom and weave without assistance.
Materials required:
Pre-threaded loom (Drafts will be sent via email by instructor prior to workshop)
4- or 8-shaft loom (ideal width 18” – narrower looms will use a slightly smaller draft)
8/2 unmercerized cotton in four different colors
6 or 12 dent reed – Sett 18 epi, 3 ends/dent in 6 dent reed, or alternate 1 – 2 ends in 12 dent reed
For Design sessions: Graph paper - 4 squares per inch
Use commercially printed graph paper ... make sure it’s 4 squares per inch.
Do not use graph paper printed from Internet ... the grid is slightly out of sync with the transparent template you’ll be receiving.
Pencils and good eraser – may want to have a few colored pencils
Registration:
SWG Members: Noon on December 10, 2022
Non-members: Noon on January 7, 2023 subject to space available.
Dates:
5 sessions:
Session 1: Saturday, March 25th, 2023, from 9:00 am -11:30 am PST
Session 2: Saturday March 25th, 2023, from 1:00 pm -2:00 pm PST
Session 3: Sunday March 26th, 2023, from 9:00 am – 11:00 am PST
Session 4: Sunday March 26th, 2023, from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm PST
Session 5: Saturday, April 1st, from 9:00 am – 11:00 pm PST
The lessons will be recorded for viewing for participants of the course, and available for 2 weeks after the final session.
Class size:
Max 15
Cost:
Estimated cost $160 (based on 12 students enrolled), which includes a $25 material fee. Final cost will depend on the number of students enrolled. Final payment is due during the workshop. Deposit of $50 is required at registration.
Location:
Virtual
About Rosalie:
Website: https://www.rosalieneilson.com/
Rosalie Neilson loves using color and geometric design in her weaving, her specialty being warp-faced rep. She is featured in a 2-hour DVD called Rep Weave produced by Interweave Press (now Long Thread Media). She publishes articles regularly in weaving and braiding journals and maintains an active teaching schedule. During the past two years, she has developed a series of Zoom workshops, both in Kumihimo and Huck Lace. Her publications include three books on Kumihimo design and An Exaltation of Blocks, a two-volume book with a toolkit of printed Design Pages and Transparent Overlays for weavers and designers to explore literally millions of unique symmetric patterns.