School of Weaving
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Jane Stafford School of Weaving is a series of instructional lessons where weavers learn at their own pace to weave on 4 shaft looms or continue on their weaving journey with renowned and sought-after instructor and designer Jane Stafford.
Each lesson demonstrates step-by-step instructions and will inspire weavers to design and create the best possible cloth they can – to care about graphic, colour, hand, and drape – from beginners wondering where to start, to experienced production weavers searching for new horizons.
Every season is a new workshop with so many options, so many possibilities!
10 episodes in Season 1: warping & dressing the loom
great weaving techniques
project planning
understanding sett
information about different types of looms and yarns
weaving with mohair, fulling and finishing
10 episodes in Season 2 opens your door to original design and it feels like magic as you learn about:
colour theory
graphic division of space
architecture of cloth
weave 7 samples illustrating all these concepts
Pushing the Boundaries of Plain Weave
10 episodes in Season 3. You will never look at plain weave the same way again!
denting
cramming & denting
log cabin
weft-faced & warp-faced
double weave
collapse weave
supplementary warp & weft
Twill will blow your mind with 10 episodes in Season 4:
point twill
twill & basket weave
shadow weave
weft-faced twills
small & large threadings
colour & weave
tie-ups & treadling
Fiberworks PCW
Season 5 provides an in-depth comparison of the lace family:
canvas weave
huck
Huck with Colour & Weave
Atwater Bronson lace
blended lace
huck & twills
Bronson spot
Swedish lace
We start laying a solid foundation in regard to Units, Blocks and Profiles:
Monk's Belt
Overshot
Name Drafting Overshot
Crackle
M's & O's
Summer and Winter
Block Analysis
An Overlay of Colour, Weave and Texture on Units and Block Structure
Monk's Belt with C&W
Overshot with C&W
Crackle with C&W
Halvdrall
Summer and Winter with C&W
Turned Taquette
M's & O's with Huck Theory
M's & O's go on a 2nd Date
Shadow Weave, Atwater to Powell
Deflected Double Weave
Block Double Weave
Sequins in Pockets
Basketry, Weave a Rib Basket
Double Faced Twills
Shadow Weave, Further Explorations
Double Weave with Colour & Weave
Diversified Plain Weave
Deflected Double Weave with Small Threadings Gamp
Sewing with Your Handweaving
Honeycomb+
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