Doubleweave by Jennifer Moore

Doubleweave by Jennifer Moore

Author:Jennifer Moore [Moore, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group


Lift 2. Weave with top-layer shuttle.

Lift 24 and 1. Weave with bottom-layer shuttle.

Lift 4. Weave with top-layer shuttle.

Lift 24 and 3. Weave with bottom-layer shuttle.

Lift 3. Weave with top-layer shuttle.

Lift 34 and 1. Weave with bottom-layer shuttle.

Lift 4. Weave with top-layer shuttle.

Lift 34 and 2. Weave with bottom-layer shuttle.

This technique works very well on a table loom or on a floor loom with a direct tie-up because you have complete freedom to mix and match shafts. With direct tie-up, you’ll need to step on three treadles at a time, spanning two treadles with one foot, when weaving the bottom layer.

While it’s entirely possible to weave this technique with a single shuttle, you get twice as many color combinations by using two different-colored wefts for your two layers. I also find that it’s easier to keep track of which layer you’re weaving on by having two shuttles weaving back and forth as they alternate layers.

Notice that I haven’t shown which weft colors to use in the treadling sequences. That’s because there are so many possibilities! You can choose any two of your warp colors and weave with two shuttles, one for the top layer and one for the bottom layer, and you can use the four colors in any order that you choose. You can introduce new colors in the weft that aren’t in the warp, and so on—the idea here is to have fun and experiment with color combinations. Besides being a great exercise for learning the shed combinations, this is also a great exercise for learning about optical color mixtures in weaving.

Each of the treadling blocks can be woven for as long as you like before moving on to the next treadling block. While the blocks can be woven in any order that you wish, it’s important that when you switch from one treadling block to another, the same shaft not be lifted twice in a row in either layer. For example, if you’re weaving with 1 and 2 as your top layer and then switch to using 2 and 3 as your top layer, you’ll be lifting shaft 2 twice in a row. It’s especially important to watch this in your bottom layer, because you can have a correct interlacement in the top layer and still have an incorrect interlacement in the bottom layer. The treadling block order given here is set up so that if the blocks are woven in this order, there’s no duplication of sheds in either layer.

I like to start both of my shuttles from the same side and interlock them by placing the top-layer shuttle closest to my body. When switching from one treadling block to another, the tube will be closed off and a new one begun. If you wish to stuff these tubes, you can do so by lifting both of the top-layer shafts and inserting stuffing between the layers before switching to the next treadling block.



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