Diana and Ingrid were fortunate enough to be able to attend Madelyn van der Hoogt's Weaving School on Whidbey Island, WA last October. It was an excellent experience for both of them. It was five days of weaving on the many looms the school has already warped and ready to go and lectures. They both came away with samples. All of the samples were woven on eight shafts (except one) in mostly 10/2 cotton.
They wove some of the same samples. The first is Atwater Swedish Snowflake Twill. This is an advancing twill.
Diana liked this design so well, she wove several towels and a seat cushion in this design.
Two different samples included overshot in the design. Diana wove a sample that was a blended draft of overshot and lace. Ingrid wove an overshot gamp that was also a color and weave example.
There was a doubleweave color window sample that Diana wove.
Both weavers wove a sample of collapse fabric. Diana, a Circle and Star design and Ingrid, a Deflected doubleweave, mosaic pattern.
Another design using wool and cotton was the Blocks in Rosepath Order.
Diana got to weave a sample of Beiderwand. This is a form of lampas.
The school has several draw looms. One is set up to weave a sunflower pattern. Another, a shaft drawloom, to weave a Figured Double Weave sample. This is an abbreviated version of the intended sample.
One final sample was woven on a Louet Megado computer dobby loom. It was a Network Draft design.
It was an extremely fun and interesting experience.
They wove some of the same samples. The first is Atwater Swedish Snowflake Twill. This is an advancing twill.
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| Swedish Snowflake - Diana |
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| Swedish Snowflake - Ingrid |
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| Diana's Seat Cushion |
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| Diana's Towel version |
Two different samples included overshot in the design. Diana wove a sample that was a blended draft of overshot and lace. Ingrid wove an overshot gamp that was also a color and weave example.
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| Blended Overshot and Lace |
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| Overshot Gamp |
There was a doubleweave color window sample that Diana wove.
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| Doubleweave Color Windows |
Both weavers wove a sample of collapse fabric. Diana, a Circle and Star design and Ingrid, a Deflected doubleweave, mosaic pattern.
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| Circles and Stars - Flat and Collapse |
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| Deflected Doubleweave - Mosaic Pattern |
Another design using wool and cotton was the Blocks in Rosepath Order.
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| Blocks in Rosepath Order |
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| Blocks in Rosepath Order |
Diana got to weave a sample of Beiderwand. This is a form of lampas.
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| Beiderwand |
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| Beiderwand Detail |
There were several lace designs. This one was huck, playing with colors.  |
| Sherbet Runners in Huck Lace Ingrid was able to weave this bright sample in Summer & Winter. |
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| Summer and Winter |
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| Figured Double Weave |
One final sample was woven on a Louet Megado computer dobby loom. It was a Network Draft design.
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| Network Draft |
It was an extremely fun and interesting experience.
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