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New England Weavers' Seminar:  2023 Conference

The structure of Huck Lace provides a treasure trove of design for weavers. It is a shaft-efficient weave structure where an 8-shaft loom can produce six blocks of design; and a 4-shaft loom can produce a myriad of different ways to combine 16 different textures of warp/weft floats with plain weave.  Through Powerpoint Presentations, 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 and Design Sessions will focus on converting a profile draft into a threading and treadling plan, and how literally thousands of designs can be created within a single threading by changing the tie-up.  Participants will use printed Design Pages, Transparent Overlays, and a Huck Lace Template from Neilson’s book … An Exaltation of Blocks … to explore thousands of design possibilities for 6-block Huck Lace.  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. The overall width of the project is 16 ¼” suitable for looms 18” wide or wider. For looms less than 18” wide, the stripes of plain weave are narrower, yielding an overall width of 15 1/3”. 

L5: Color and Design in Huck Lace Towels

SKU: 2025-L5
$320.00Price
  • Pre-threaded 4- or 8-shaft loom (ideal width 18” or wider – narrower looms will use a slightly smaller draft.  Drafts will be sent via email prior to workshop).  Warp should be spread and tied to front cloth beam, ready to weave.

    8/2 unmercerized cotton in four different colors; Warp sett: 18 epi; 6 or 12 dent reed – 3 ends/dent in 6-dent reed, or alternate 3 - 2 ends in 12-dent reed; threading and reed hook; tape measure; boat shuttle with four different colored bobbins (use the same colors as your warp or you can experiment with other colors of 8/2 cotton from your stash); spool winder;  scissors; tapestry needle; weights for warp repairs (if knot occurs in warp); masking tape;

    (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 Huck Lace Template you’ll be receiving; pencils and a good eraser – may want to have a few colored pencils; paper for note-taking; (optional) laptop computer if you have Fiberworks weaving software program.

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