Weaving Multiple Structures on a Straight Eight Threading March 30-April 1, 2026

About Class Date: March 30-April 1, 2026 Time: 9am- 4pm This workshop is intended to help you think beyond the obvious possibilities of a given threading and treadling. A perfect example is the numerous treadling’s you find for a threading draft in your favorite weavers pattern book. You thread your warp to the desired pattern draft and then treadle it several different ways to achieve different patterns. But what if you could thread your loom to a simple threading and weave several different structures? This exactly what we will do on a simple eight shaft straight draw twill threading. Each student will weave a sampler on a pre-warped Louet Jane table loom starting with the simplest and obvious variations of Plain Weave, Basket Weave and Twills. We will then move on to weave Waffle Weave, Huck lace, Bronson Lace, Double Weave, Monks Belt and Summer and Winter. Dozens of structures are possible on this simple threading of one to eight. By simply thinking through and changing the tie-up