(115) Exploring Profile Drafting
Profile drafts are a wonderful design tool for weavers! This class explores what profile drafts are, what weave structures can be used, creating a profile draft, and converting it into a woven sample. This will be a round robin class so everyone will weave a small sample of each weave structure explored to take home.
Instructor will provide: handouts with terms, tie-ups and threading keys, pre-workshop prep email will be sent to students about a month before the class.
Instructor:
Experience Level:
Intermediate
Maximum Class Size:
18
Equipment required
4-shaft Loom, 8-shaft Loom, Pre-warped
Student Supplies:
- 4 or 8 shaft floor or table loom.
- Two shuttles.
- 1/4″ graph paper, pencil and eraser.
- Optional: tablet or computer with weaving software.
- Wound warp and supply of weft specified in pre-class instructions sent about 30 days before class.
Homework:
Instructor will send an email with detailed pre-class instructions, including: warp prep, weft requirements, loom information, etc.