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Session: Double Rainbow

Description: 2 Layers, 4- or 8 Shafts, 6 Colors — Endless possibilities! This is perhaps the ultimate color sampler! You will begin by winding a warp and setting. up your loom according to Jennifer’s system for working with multiple colors in a. rotational sequence and bringing it to the workshop. A basic two-layered structure will. enable you to mix and match our colors, creating an amazing array of color mixtures. As. you weave and your warp colors move past each other you will experience a visual feast  of iridescence and moire patterns. We will also experiment with single-layered structures  such as warp rep and warp-faced twills and the effects that they create on this versatile warp. Those set up for two blocks on eight shafts will also be able explore an unlimited range of block combinations. This sampler will provide a remarkable education in color  theory and how optical mixtures work in weaving, as well as a great source of inspiration for future weaving projects.

Instructor: Jennifer Moore

Duration: 3 Day

When: June 15, 16, 17

Level: Intermediate

Supplies that students will bring:

  • 4- or 8-shaft table or floor loom with a 9 – 10″weaving width.
  • An 8-dent reed for 5/2 cotton, or a 10- or 12-dent reed for 10/2 cotton.
  • Perle cotton in 6 specified colors. You might also like to bring other colors for weft, such as neutral tones for value studies, or any other colors or types of yarn that you would like to try.
  • 2 boat shuttles
  • 6 bobbins to fit your boat shuttles, pre-wound with your six colors
  • 6 colored pencils or markers in blue, green, yellow, orange, red and purple
  • Scissors and other usual workshop supplies
  • A stack of sticky notes and small labels or tape for labeling

Fee: $15

Materials Included: Class notebook, Miscellaneous supplies