Summer and Winter Weave Along for 4 and 8 Shaft Weavers

Difficulty:  Advanced Beginner-Intermediate
Saturday-Sunday, February 10-11, 2024
10am-4pm SOLD OUT

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Taught by Jill Staubitz

Course Overview

We’ll begin our focus on Summer and Winter as a two-tied unit weave with its unique ‘styles or fashions.’ We’ll examine the threading units, tie ups and treadling sequences of this popular structure, and discuss Summer and Winter’s role as a block weave AND a unit weave. As the lesson progresses, we’ll explore profile drafting and designing in summer and winter, then advance into Summer and Winter polychrome.

Prior to class, participants will be sent a four or eight shaft Summer and Winter draft for dressing their looms. During class, students will take weaving breaks, enhancing their understanding through hands-on weaving. Questions and discussions are welcome throughout the workshop.

This workshop will accommodate both 4- and 8-shaft weavers.  Both days will involve lectures and weave-alongs.  Day 1 will provide the fundamentals of 4-shaft Summer and Winter while day 2 will focus on 8-shaft.  The morning of day 1 will include lectures on 4-shaft Summer and Winter, which 8-shaft weavers will also benefit from as it provides the foundation for this structure. 

Drafts will be provided for 4-shaft weaving and 8-shaft weaving; people with 8-shaft looms will be able to tie up their looms for only 4 shafts to work through the fundamentals.  Toward the end of day 1, we’ll cover 4-shaft polychrome.  The morning of day 2 will include a second set of lectures focusing on 8-shaft, which the 4-shaft weavers are encouraged to attend as well.  Later in the day, we’ll also cover 8-shaft polychrome. 

Students will be encouraged to send photos to the instructor throughout their weaving sessions and at the end of day 2 we’ll have a show and tell, moderated by the instructor.

Maximum number of participants: 14

Student Requirements

Be able to dress loom and weave comfortably.

About the Artist

I fell in love with weaving about ten years ago, when I retired from my career in graphic design. The two disciplines overlap perfectly through my love for color, pattern, and the design process. I became an artisan at the Hartford Artisans Weaving Center and began teaching as well as weaving my own creations. My classes focus on aiding weavers in understanding weave structures. The Pandemic led me to launch ‘Modern Weaver’ with the intent of building a community of weavers desiring to connect with others through learning in a virtual setting. I love teaching structures in a simple, understandable way. It is my greatest delight when participants come away from my presentations with a clear understanding and feel confident enough to create their own cloth.

My work has appeared in Long Thread Media’s Handweavers and Little Looms magazines. I have taught virtual workshops around the US and have been a presenter at HGA’s Spinning and Weaving Week, as well as designing weaving patterns for WEBS.

Artist’s website:  www.modernweaver.com

$110.00

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