Baltic-style pickup is a simple technique to learn but has vast possibilities for creating exciting patterns on a woven band. During class, students will look at examples to learn the many variations which are possible using the Baltic-style pickup technique, explore simple pickup patterns as well as pick and drop patterns, learn to read and create charts for the designs. Using the designs, students will set up their looms and weave a sampler of patterns.
Skill Level:
For experienced inkle weavers only. Students must know how to warp their loom on their own and be familiar and comfortable doing plain weave on the inkle loom.
Registration:
SWG Members: Noon on December 11, 2021.
Non-members: Noon on January 8, 2022 subject to space available.
Dates:
Saturday, March 26th, 2022
9:00 am-4:30 pm
About Annie:
Website: http://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com
My life story is built around inkle weaving. Many of my friends and acquaintances and even my husband were met at guilds, classes, conferences, art and craft shows and living history events. The story began when I was seventeen and attended a crafts fair at a historical site where I saw a woman weaving on an inkle loom. She had a loom that was portable and which produced such useful items as the belts I purchased from her! My love of patterns and practical nature were two traits that were happily married into a lifelong pursuit when I found the inkle loom.
Determined to give it a try, I visited the local library and checked out a book on inkle weaving which included plans for building a loom. My many-talented father had all the necessary tools and skills. I' forever grateful to him for helping me build that first inkle loom. He supervised, but mostly I did the work. My current collection includes 8 inkle looms (and a rigid heddle). I run sort of a foster home for orphaned looms; they come and they go. Different sizes and shapes have particular uses that they are most suited for, mostly because of their dimensions.