It's In The Warp: Color and Design in Rep - 3 Day Workshop

Using two different colorways and two different weights of weft, explore the multitude of designs

possible in warp-faced rep. Learn an easy way to tie a wide warp onto the front cloth beam rod, in

addition to a versatile treadling method to maximize the number of patterns. Discussions will focus on

color, movement of blocks, skeleton tie-ups, and threading systems. Drafts for 4- and 8-shaft looms will

be sent in advance, along with color suggestions for the two different colorways of pattern and

background. (Preliminary information will be sent via email). Weavers will warp and thread their looms

prior to workshop and work exclusively on their own loom throughout the 3-day workshop. Weavers will

also learn the Cavandoli knot and participate in a color wrap session.

Workshop fee: $175

Materials fee: $25 includes three spiral-bound notebooks, netting shuttle, supplies for color wraps.

Deposit: $100, due at time of sign up

Maximum number of participants: 16

Skill level: Advanced Beginner to Intermediate weaver.

ROSALIE NEILSON BIO

Rosalie Neilson uses color and geometric design in her weaving and kumihimo braiding. As a designer

and teacher, she publishes regularly in weaving and braiding journals and maintains an active teaching

schedule throughout the United States, Canada, and England. Her published works include “The Thirty-

Seven Interlacements of Hira Kara Gumi,” “The Twenty-Four Interlacements of Edo Yatsu Gumi,” “Kongō

Gumi: A Cacophony of Spots—Coils--Zags—Lines,” and a two-volume book on block design “An

Exaltation of Blocks”. She is featured in a 2-hour rep weave video by Interweave Press (now owned by

Long Thread Media). www.rosalieneilson.com

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