Instructor: Janet Phillips
Workshop Description: Designing Woven Fabrics
This workshop will be based on the text of Janet’s book ‘Designing Woven Fabrics’. Janet will address how to construct a multiple-sectioned sample blanket or gamp, and explore design options with a 2/2 twill weave structure. Janet will cover understanding weave structure, threading plans, lifting plans, tie-up plans and treadling plans. Design criteria include: color and weave, joining weaves, choosing color, designing stripes, yarn and fiber, sett, and dyeing techniques.
The course will meet three times via Zoom with Janet in England. The dates are: September 15th, October 20th, and November 10th, 2021. The fee for all three workshops is $60.00.
The first session will focus on understanding the construction of the 2/2 twill weave structure, and developing different threading plans that can be woven side by side on the sample blanket. Developing 50 different lifting plans will also be explored. The result will be a library of 500 patterns. Participants should then go away and weave the sample blanket.
Supplies: Copy of ‘Designing Woven Fabrics’, graph paper, pencil, eraser, colored pencils, calculator, six cones of differently colored yarns for discussion about color.
Materials/Handouts Fee: None
Attendee Limit: 22
Attendees Must Have:
- Must have and be willing to use Zoom
- All levels of weavers are welcome but must understand the basics and be able to read any weaving draft, warp a loom correctly and follow weaving instructions.
- Have a 4 or 8 shaft loom, ideally with a weaving width of at least 24”.
- Participants should have read Part 1 of ‘Designing Woven Fabrics’ before the first study session.
Instructor Bio: Janet Phillips
Textile Designer, Hand weaver, Weaving Teacher and Author
Janet studied Industrial Textile Design at the Scottish College of Textiles, graduating with a 1st class Honours Degree, and the Dr Oliver medal for the best design student for 1972.
Janet worked in industry for several years before buying a 16-shaft George Wood Dobby loom, and starting her career as a commission weaver. She initially wove floor rugs, but finally specialised into weaving original fabrics for clothing and interiors for private clients. Janet stopped this work in 2009. After weaving yardage for 35 years, she is now concentrating on passing her knowledge on to others, by teaching courses and writing books.
Books:
The Weavers Book of Fabric Design – published 1983
Designing Woven Fabrics – published 2008, Reprinted in 2009, 2015, 2021
Exploring Woven Fabrics – published 2020
Teaching:
1986 – present: Teaching weave structure and weave design in the UK and abroad.
Designing Woven Fabrics - Session #1 RESCHEDULED- Oct 4, 2021 at 2:00pm
The $60.00 fee entitles you to all three sessions, 9/15/21, 10/20/21, and 11/10/21. You will received an email Zoom invitation a few days prior to each session.