Drawloom ABC

A - Single unit drawloom

Anything you draw on graph paper can translate into a stunning woven picture in damask. The single unit is the simplest of drawlooms.

One draw cord controls each unit of structure in the weave, giving you the opportunity to create free-form designs.

This warp will be beamed, threaded, and tied up before you get here. Your first day will be split between setting up the single unit draw cords on the loom and designing your masterpiece, using our extensive library of patterns to combine as you like.

Details

• 80 units
• 22/2 cottolin warp, doubled, chestnut (2018)
• 6 shaft satin
• 6 treadles
• Width: 48 cm [80 cm Ideal]

B - Opphämta on the shaft drawloom

Watch repeated float patterns grow across the warp on a plain weave ground, using the shaft drawloom's delightful little pull handles to raise the pattern shafts.

You'll choose a pattern from our ample collection and/or learn how to design your own patterns.

This warp will be completely set up before you get here. You'll join our student on loom C during day 1 to gain experience setting up the draw shafts.

Details

• 360 units
• 16/2 cotton warp, ecru (505)
• 4 shafts
• 2 treadles (+ 4 optional rosepath treadles)
• Width: 55 cm [80 cm loom]

C - Shaft draw damask

Produce pleasing and unique designs by weaving this 8 shaft satin damask with pattern shafts. Incorporating a border adds to the fun. With the 10–40 pattern shafts arranged in a point or points, you can create a multitude of beautiful symmetrical patterns. If the units are in a straight arrangement, non-symmetrical patterning is possible.

This warp will be beamed, threaded and tied up before you get here. Your first day will be split between setting up the draw shafts on loom and designing your masterpiece, using our extensive library of patterns to combine as you like. You will be joined by our student from loom B to set up the pattern shafts.

After a piece is woven, we may encourage you to collect all of the pattern heddles on one bar again, and re-divide them with a different pattern threading.

Pattern threading possibilities include straight, pointed, or block designs. Change the pattern threading midway through your weaving to unlock more possibilities.

Experienced drawloom weavers may want to try out the "Combination" system, which combines single unit patterning with the shaft draw system.

Details

• 85 units
• 8/2 cotton warp, umber (462)
• 8 shaft satin
• 8 treadles
• Width: 49 cm [100 cm Standard]