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"How to Videos"
For Handweaving
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Beginning
4 Harness Weaving Click
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with Deborah Chandler You begin by measuring the warp
on a warping board and then you'll warp the loom from front to back. You
will learn how to read a weaving draft (pattern), how to tie-up the loom
(direct tie-up), and how to weave a number of different weave structures
from the pattern draft that is provided. You will explore plain weave,
basket weave, rib weave with one and two colors, several twill
combinations and the basics of doubleweave. If you have not woven
before, "Introduction to Weaving" is recommended. 86 minutes |
DOUBLEWEAVE
PICK-UP DVD
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An infinity of patterns
and imagery at your fingertips!
Doubleweave Pick-up
is the ultimate technique for creating any
image you please on just four shafts. And Master Weaver Jennifer Moore
makes the sequence and rhythm of this versatile technique so clear and
compelling – you won’t be able to stop! In this well-organized
presentation, you’ll learn how to: -Follow a simple geometric
graph -Master the four simple steps that unlock a whole world of design
possibilities -Branch out into creating your own graphed designs
You’ll learn to manage your shuttles efficiently, to change layers with
ease, and to correct random mistakes, along with a host of tips and
tricks to make your work go smoothly. 60 minutes 2011
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DOUBLEWEAVE
BASICS DVD
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Four shafts, two layers, so many
possibilities!
By Jennifer Moore EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC OF DOUBLEWEAVE
Perform amazing feats of shape, pattern, and texture! Doubleweave Basics
will add new dimensions to your thinking and your weaving. Master weaver
Jennifer Moore takes a fresh and logical look at this most intriguing of
weave structures while exploring its myriad possibilities. In this
clear, well-organized presentation you’ll learn how to:
- Weave a fabric twice the width of your loom – with no seam
- Weave a fabric with intersecting layers - Weave pockets, a seamless
tube, many seamless tubes
- Change the tie-up to get many structures on one warp
- Weave hand-manipulated lace over a plain-weave background fabric
- Weave stitched, quilted, and piqué fabrics
. . . and so much more. You’ll learn to set up your loom efficiently, to
manage your shuttles and layer changes, to finish your work beautifully.
Best of all, you’ll learn a new way to visualize how doubleweave works
so you can apply it in fresh and creative ways. You will be a master of
the magic of doubleweave. (Running time: Part 1, 76 minutes; Part II, 64
minutes)
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Fiber Artists Guide to Color DVD |
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In Praise of Simple Cloth DVD |
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Intro to Weaving Video
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New to Weaving? INTRODUCTION
TO WEAVING with Deborah Chandler This video introduces you to the tools,
yarns, vocabulary, projects, types of weaving and equipment that will
help you choose a direction that is just right for you. You learn how to
calculate & measure yarn quantities needed, and wind your warp using a
warping board, an essential ingredient to all weaving, & one you will
refer back to often as you continue to explore weaving. This video
serves as a prerequisite to all other weaving courses for those of you
who are new to weaving. 57 minutes |
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Art of Navajo Weaving
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Explore the traditional art of Navajo weaving and its origins with
visits to a contemporary Navajo weaving family. See how these artists
create magnificent pieces of art that may take over a year to weave. In
addition, you will see the Durango Collection, the most extensive
private collection of Navajo weaving in the world. This is not a
"how-to" video. 56 min. |
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HANDWOVEN FABRIC Video
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Structure and Pattern with
Madelyn van der Hoogt Let Madelyn assist you, as she answers your
questions about weave structure and pattern as she classifies and
clarifies the difference. Graphed drawdowns, cross sections, and woven
samples illustrate the descriptions. A pocket dictionary is included
which features a "Family Tree" of Weaves. A great way to really
understand what you are weaving. You might think of this as a course in
the Theory of Weaving. Teachers and students of textile history as well
as handweavers will find the information a valuable resource of textile
construction. 45 minutes |
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KUMIHIMO
Video 052
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RODRICK OWEN
This video instructs you in how to build a braiding stand and how to
read patterns, gives you several projects, and shows you the vast
variety of braids available to make. Rodrick is well known
internationally for his research and teaching of Japanese and Peruvian
braid techniques and is the author or Braids: 250 Patterns from Japan,
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NAVAJO WEAVING Video 48
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Sharing the Technique & Tradition" with Angie Walker Maloney &
Susanne Clark. This comprehensive 3-hour video workshop begins with an introduction
to your instructors and personal remarks by Navajo weaver, Angie Walker
Maloney. It includes information on tools, yarn and equipment, and a
look at several different styles of Navajo looms. You will learn how to
spin and ply edging cord, prepare the warp, apply the edging cord and
make the heddles. Tips on how to use the loom, create the sheds, and use
the tools get you started. As you begin weaving, you will learn the
secret of laying in the first row. You will learn how to weave stripes,
vertical lines (by interlocking wefts on the same row), squares or
blocks, diagonals and diamonds. You can follow along by weaving the
design provided, or create one of your own based upon the discussion in
"Planning a Rug Design", which includes specific information on weaving
a design that reverses at the center of the rug. You will learn many
tips and solutions to potential problems throughout the video. And,
Angie's method of finishing a rug the Navajo way is magic! All this plus
stories, traditions and rugs that will inspire. 231 minutes. Two videos.
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Rug Weaving
Video 51
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Block Weaves and Shaft
Switching with Jason Collingwood
This comprehensive video workshop covers all information needed to
weave a successful weft-faced rug. Jason Collingwood teaches you to make
a good, durable rug beginning with how to warp the loom. He shows how to
create blocks of color using a standard threading and then how to change
the placement of blocks to place color and alter the design. This method
of manipulating the warp threads allows almost unlimited possibilities
for color placement using only a 4-H loom. Along the way he covers
beaming for high tension, ensuring neat and durable selvedges, and
finishing the fringes. Jason demonstrates on a jack-type floor loom to
show you how to adapt any loom to shaft switching. As he takes you from
warping to finishing, he shows inspiring examples while explaining the
elements of creating and weaving a beautiful rug. 132 minutes |
Weaving
on a Rigid Heddle Loom
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Explore with Jane Patrick the endless possibilities of the rigid heddle
loom as Jane Patrick shows you how to take your loom to its limits!
The rigid heddle loom—a simple
device with a hard-sounding name—is remarkably versatile and easy to
use. It’s great for beginners, but equally great for seasoned weavers
who can explore its endless potential while never getting bored. If
you’re accustomed to thinking of the rigid heddle loom as a “placemat”
loom, be prepared. In this 2-disc set, you’ll see how to use it for all
kinds of fabrics—from sturdy little rugs to sheer shawls, from simple
plain weaves to complex finger manipulations to doubleweave and beyond.
Learn how to:
Warp your loom in a matter of minutes.
Master simple finger manipulations.
Use a pick-up stick to weave any pattern you choose.
Use two heddles for fine fabrics and even double cloth.
Add clever embellishments to your weaving as you go.
And so much more! Plus, you get printable PDFs
of downloadable sampler instructions and “cheat sheets” included with
the DVD! 2 discs 139 minutes 2011
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Warping
your Loom
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Warp without Worry! Get
trouble-free techniques for winding, sleying, threading, beaming, and
more.
With Madelyn can der Hoogt. Make
warping more smooth, serene, and successful with logical,
easy-to-follow steps that avoid the horrors of tangling, uneven
tension, and lost threads.
Avoid Uneven tension with tips
on how to: Wind your warps quickly and effortlessly.
Keep them aligned and under control from warping board to beam.
Sley the reed. Thread the loom. Tie on to and beam the
warp. Find threading errors and fix them before you weave
Tension is good for warps, but terrible for weavers. From front to
back, back to front, bobbin to beam, and paddle to raddle, Madelyn’s
no-worry warping techniques help ensure that your every warp will
deliver a satisfying weaving experience. Learn to warp without
worries! 2011 2 disks 148 minutes
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