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Two, four, eight

September 25, 2017 By Carolyn Foss

Last week meant weaving on two, four or eight-shafts in either Daryl Lancaster’s Advanced Inkle Weaving Techniques (two) or Nancy Adams’ Honeycomb and Waffle Weave (four and eight).  In the inkle class, intricate designs included name drafts, pick-ups and turned Krokbragd.         The inkle weavers are proudly showing their looms with all the special techniques they learned in class with instructor, Daryl Lancaster.  You can read more about Daryl, her travels and the classes she teaches on her own blog, www.weaversew.com. To create honeycomb or waffle weave, a four- or eight-harness loom is in order and students in Nancy Adams’ class made one, two or six (!) pieces including scarves, pillow covers, towels and table runners in this wonderful textural weave.   […]

Filed Under: Sievers School, Weaving Tagged With: Daryl Lancaster, Inkle Weaving, Nancy Adams, Weaving

Shuttles in motion

September 26, 2016 By Carolyn Foss

Whether they were small shuttles in the hands of inkle weavers or larger shuttles in the Beyond Beginning Weaving class, all were in motion during the past week in class with Daryl Lancaster and Nancy Adams.  I’m not sure we’ve had that many weavers at one time, but because it was so fun, we might have to do it again! Inkle weaving has great possibilities beyond simple bands or trim.  You can go from the basics to extra special in just a few days.           There was such a great variety of handwovens from the “beyond beginner” weavers! Runners, scarves, towels and a wall hanging were just some of what was woven in class.     I think a lot of shuttles were in motion to complete this wall […]

Filed Under: Sievers School, Weaving Tagged With: Daryl Lancaster, Inkle Weaving, Nancy Adams, Weaving

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