Season 3 - Pushing the Boundaries of Plain Weave

Season 3 - Pushing the Boundaries of Plain Weave

Season 3 pushes the boundaries of Plain Weave. We explore denting, cramming and denting, weft faced, warp faced, double weave, collapse weave and supplementary warp. All of these ideas are laid down on top of what we learned in Season 2 Colour & Design.

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Season 3 - Pushing the Boundaries of Plain Weave
  • Season 3 Episode 1 - Denting

    6 items

    You can purchase the Denting sample kit right here:
    https://weaving.link/denting-sample-kit

    In this first sample for Season 3 we are using our reed to create a wonderful lacy-looking fabric in plain weave. Things we will learn:

    -To weave with finer threads
    -Dented fabrics need to have a...

  • Season 3 Episode 2 - Cramming & Denting

    7 items

    You can purchase the Cramming & Denting Sample Kit right here:
    https://weaving.link/cramming-and-denting-sample-kit

    This sample is all about using multiple setts in one piece of cloth. We learn how to adapt our sleying and beating to create beautiful fabrics and we do it all in Linen 🙂 Things y...

  • Season 3 Episode 3 - Log Cabin

    6 items

    You can purchase the Log Cabin Sample Kit right here:
    https://weaving.link/log-cabin-sample-kit

    Oh my goodness, I love Log Cabin sooooooooo much.
    Log Cabin can be inserted into any existing graphic that you have. Imagine if we took some of the samples from last season, like Parrot for instance ...

  • Season 3 Episode 4 - Weft Faced

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    You can purchase the Weft Faced Sample Kit right here:
    https://weaving.link/weft-faced-sample-kit

    It is so good to weave this sample after the last sample because we bring over those colour and weave effects from Log Cabin and pour them into Weft Faced plain weave. They are definitely connected....

  • Season 3 Episode 5 - Warp Faced

    4 items

    You can purchase the Warp Faced Sample Kit right here:
    https://weaving.link/warp-faced-sample-kit

    This time around we’re going to have a peek at warp-faced fabrics. We’re going to sett our warp threads so closely together that the weft will be nothing more than a burrowing worm searching for a s...

  • Season 3 Episode 6 - Simple Collapse Weave

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    You can purchase the Simple Collapse Weave Kit right here:
    https://weaving.link/simplel-collalpse-weave-sample-kit

    In this episode we learn how to use active yarns (shrinkers) and inactive yarns (not so shrinky) to create highly textured fabric. This time our perfectly wonderful plain weave is w...

  • Season 3 Episode 7 - Double Width, Double Layers

    5 items

    We offer 2 different Double Weave Sample Kits, the original colours here:
    https://weaving.link/double-weave-sample-kit
    And the new Fall Colourway here:
    https://weaving.link/double-weave-fall-colourway-sample-kit

    This episode is all about simple double weave on 4 harnesses…. so be prepared to hav...

  • Season 3 Episode 8 - Plain Weave with Supplementary Warp

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    You can purchase the Simple Supplementary Sample Kit right here:
    https://weaving.link/simple-supplementary-sample-kit

    In this episode we’re going to add a little pizzazz to our plain weave warps by adding supplementary warp threads right into the warp when we make it. I always think of supplemen...

  • Season 3 Episode 9 - PW with Supplementary Warp & Weft

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    We offer Supplementary Warp & Weft Sample Kits in two colourways that you can purchase:
    https://weaving.link/supplementary-warp-and-weft-raspberrry-claret-copper-sample-kit
    and
    https://weaving.link/supplementary-warp-and-weft-teal-sage-sample-kit

    Welcome back to Season 3 Episode 9! This episode ...

  • Season 3 Episode 10 - Conclusion

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    Welcome back to Season 3’s Grand Finale. We’ve certainly learned that plain weave is anything but plain. I’m always blown away with what we can do with PW and we’ve certainly explored it during this season! You could weave plain weave forever and never get bored. 🙂 We put it all together in this ...