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New England Weavers' Seminar:  2023 Conference

Experience several Scottish weaving traditions while you sample traditional tartans, tweeds and district check patterns. The timeless beauty of traditional Scottish tartans is so appealing and weaving colorful tartan is great fun. Tweed cloth has been woven in Scotland for centuries, using natural sheep colors and local plant dyes that imitate the colors of the heather hills. The earliest simple patterned cloth was the Shepherd's Check, from which many simple variations have been created. All the great houses of England's Borderlands and the Lowlands of Scotland eventually had tweed patterns that were woven in quantity to clothe their groundsmen, grooms and foresters; even Downton Abbey has a registered tweed pattern! This workshop includes a slide lecture on tartan and tweed history and instruction in translating tartan setts into warp plans. The round robin class will produce a notebook of samples for future independent exploration.

O4: A Scottish Weaving Sampler

SKU: 2025-O4
$480.00Price
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    Boat shuttles (at least one), up to 4 bobbins to fit your shuttles; tape measure; T-pins; scissors; note-taking materials or device; bobbin-winder (optional)

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