Class:
Surface Decoration – Pickup and Brocading
Class Prep -- Warp your loom for the class
Class Info • Warping Info
Loom warping information for the Inkle weaving class I'm teaching at:
To participate in the class students need to bring their own INKLE LOOMS -- WARPED and ready to go.
Class info:
Inkle Weaving – Surface Decoration (Pickup and Brocading) Workshop
taught by Lynnette de Sandoval del Valle de los Unicornios / Debbie Coyle
Tired of warped in inkle patterns? Learn how to add patterns to your work as you weave. This workshop will cover pickup work and brocading. Students
should bring paper & pen, their own looms warped up and ready to go. See
below for warping instructions. A few loaner looms MIGHT be available.
Length: 2 hours
Experience Level: Intermediate
Max. students: 10
Class fee: $5 for handouts
Student should bring: Students should bring their own looms warped up and ready to go.
Bring to class:
- Inkle loom (warped as below)
- 2 shuttles
- Pickup stick (or a letter opener, kabob stick, etc)
Warping info:
You will need 3 colors of yarn:
- 2 colors (Color A & B) for the warp threads -- Size 3 crochet cotton is recommended
- Wrap Color A (the border color) on one shuttle
- Bring both balls to class
- 1 color (Color C) for the brocading (supplemental weft) threads –- Something soft and squishy in worsted weight
- Wrap this on the other shuttle
- Bring the ball to class
Warping:
- Warp a solid color border with Color A, 5 heddles (10 threads total) wide
- Then warp the heddle threads with Color A and the non-heddle threads with Color B
- Make this about 2 inches wide (woven width)
- It can be wider if you have time to warp it
- It can be as narrow as 1 inch if you don’t have enough time to warp
- Warp a solid color border with Color A, 5 heddles (10 threads total) wide
Contact me if you have questions!