VIDEO INSTRUCTION! Weave Drafting The Easy Way - Part 1 with Constance LaLena.

Even beginning weavers can learn to draft weaves using the step-by-step DVD instructional course. WEAVE DRAFTING THE EASY WAY, Part 1, begins with a simplified method of writing weaving drafts, then proceeds to the actual designing of weaves. You will learn to write a weave plan and develop threading, tie-up, and treadling from it as you explore plain weave and it's many variations. You will be introduced to the concept of blocks, why pattern and weave are not the same thing, and how to use any appropriate weave you choose in a pattern. You will learn several drafting shortcuts and a simple method of writing an accurate drawdown which will exactly match the weave as you see it on your loom. This course takes the mystery out of weave drafting, and provides you with a solid foundation of experience for your own exploration.

Prerequisites: The weaver should be familiar with the operation of a four-harness loom and have woven a project or two on such a loom.

Materials needed: Any type of four harness loom, table or floor model, may be used. You will need skeins of yarn in two colors to complete the scarf project, plus shuttles, graph paper, pen, colored pencils and a notebook. A complete list of materials needed is included in a written insert.

DVD, 69 minutes.