Color and Weave effects are like magic! You will create patterns that look different from the actual weave structures by using yarns with contrasting color values. You can even create Color and Weave patterns on rigid heddle looms (plain weave or pick-up), 4-shaft and 8-shaft (or more) table or floor looms. It is exciting to see the woven patterns emerge from otherwise ordinary weave structures. The patterns are often graphic, sometimes optical.
This workshop is a round robin format. You will bring a pre-threaded loom and weave samples on your loom plus all of the other looms. You will leave with a small reference library of color-and-weave designs that can be used for future projects.
Because there is a wide range of color-and-weave patterns, this workshop is for new weavers (who can read a draft and thread a loom), intermediate and advanced weavers. You will receive a custom weave draft suited to your experience level and the type of loom you will bring.
Enrollment Status
Open
Experience Level
Advanced Beginner
Maximum Class Size
12
Materials Fee
$10-$20 covers the color printing of a weave draft 'library' of all the Color and Weave patterns used in the workshop, as well as tags to label individual weave samples on the looms.
Student Supplies
A warped loom (table or floor loom)
Weaving tool kit: including scissors, a heddle hook, pins (for broken warp ends), a tape measure and weights to use if warp ends are replaced.
Homework
Each student will receive a custom weave draft suited to their experience level and the type of loom they are bringing. They will need to wind a warp, dress their loom according to the draft and use recommended/suggested yarn sizes and types.
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Instructor
Ellen Hess
Instructor Bio
Ellen Hess is a textile designer, teacher, and weaver. She has developed woven fabrics for domestic and European textile firms. She has woven production yardage for apparel and furnishing clients, and sold her work at galleries, museums, and craft fairs. She teaches weaving and CAD at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. In addition, she teaches at many craft centers, museums, and national/regional conferences aroud the country.
