Double weave

Photos of the project whilst on the loom and the finished 6 metre roll of yarn. Half the woven length used a weft pairing in Burgundy and Gold Tencel (which can be seen as the fabric under the front beam), whilst the other half produces a lighter complimentary shade using Red and White Gold yarn. Close up detail. The random changes in the lift ratio in the tie up break up the uniformity of the pattern by introducing patches of colour where the ratio suddenly changes. The textural effect of…

Double weave blocks on 8 shafts. The principle of interchanging wefts while keeping one warp layer on top is explained and illustrated.

Posts about weaving drafts written by evasweaving

The red layer is 'honeysuckle' and the dark layer is 'rosepath'.

The patterns in patterned double weave are created by the exchange of areas in one layer of cloth with another layer of the same cloth. Amazing patterns can be woven even on a simple loom using a …

Marcy weaves, spins, knits and occasionally dyes. Because passing it on is so important, she also teaches and writes.

The essential liftplans for weaving double weave blocks on an 8-shaft threading. This post also gives two tie-up options and several design possibilities.

In an effort to be more brave about color, I'm trying some oddball (to me) color combinations in some small sprang-and-woven art pieces, just to see what happens with color blending and contrast. These are a series similar in structure to some of the doubleweave I had done a couple years ago. It's interesting that the sprang under the tension of the loom is causing the fabric to buckle slightly. I don't remember noticing this before, but the low light angle is really showing it up in this…