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"How to Videos" For Handweaving

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Beginning 4 Harness Weaving Click Here to Order

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 Click Here to Order

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 Click to YouTube to see video excerpt

DOUBLEWEAVE BASICS DVD Click Here to Order
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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In Praise of Simple Cloth DVD

Intro to Weaving Video 05 Click Here to Order

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

Art of Navajo Weaving 107 $34.95

Order VHS Tape Order DVD 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.

HANDWOVEN FABRIC Video 24 Click Here to Order

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

KUMIHIMO Video 052 Click Here to Order

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, Peru, and Beyond

NAVAJO WEAVING Video 48 Click Here to Order

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.

Rug Weaving Video 51 Click Here to Order

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 Click Here to Order

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 Click to YouTube to see video excerpt

Warping your Loom Click Here to Order

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 Click to YouTube to see video excerpt