Multishaft Weaving Basics
Welcome to Multishaft Weaving Basics
Ever since we began the School of SweetGeorgia, Felicia has been waiting for the right moment to share this topic of weaving basics with a multishaft loom! Welcome to our first multishaft weaving course!
We’re going to learn how to dress a table loom and floor loom using the “back-to-front” method and weave a sampler project. Using the sampler as a reference, we’ll design our own project and warp the loom a second time to make a handwoven cloth of our own design. Through this course, Felicia will also show you how to read a weaving draft so that you can get up and running with a variety of simple weave structures, right from the start.
The looms used in this course include:
- Leclerc Nilus II 4-shaft floor loom (45″ wide)
- Schacht Baby Wolf 8-shaft floor loom (26″ wide)
- Schacht 4-shaft table loom (16″ wide)
Not to worry if you don’t have a floor loom. You can also use a table loom for the sampler project and final project. A minimum of 4-shafts is necessary for the sample weaving drafts we are working with.
If you have not yet had a chance to view our previous course which was called Essential Weaving, we encourage you to go check that out as well. Essential Weaving gives you a fundamental baseline of knowledge around different looms, the different parts of the loom, winding a warp, sitting at the loom, using a shuttle, using the tools, and more.
Talk about the Multishaft Weaving Basics course with members of the School of SweetGeorgia. Post project pictures, share personal reflections, and join the conversations in our Community Forums!
Tag what you are making everywhere with #sosweaving and #schoolofsweetgeorgia!
Life of a Professional Weaver: Laura Fry // by Greta Cornejo
I’m excited to help you learn about professional weaver, and School of SweetGeorgia weaving instructor, Laura Fry. We approached Laura to film a couple of classes with us in 2021 because Felicia loved her The Intentional Weaver book. Laura replied and agreed to film two classes for the School. Both The Intentional Weaver and Magic in the Water courses are fantastic resources for our members. Laura Fry is a passionate and generous teacher. You will find her in the Community Forums often, sharing her knowledge and her latest weaving projects. Today, she shares some insights into her work and practices...
New at the SOS Articles section, continue reading Greta`s interview of Master Weaver Laura Fry »
#sosweaving #schoolofsweetgeorgia #masterweaver #canadianmasterweaver #weaving #professionalweaver #weaversoftheworld
Life of a Professional Weaver: Laura Fry // by Greta Cornejo
I’m excited to help you learn about professional weaver, and School of SweetGeorgia weaving instructor, Laura Fry. We approached Laura to film a couple of classes with us in 2021 because Felicia loved her The Intentional Weaver book. Laura replied and agreed to film two classes for the School. Both The Intentional Weaver and Magic in the Water courses are fantastic resources for our members. Laura Fry is a passionate and generous teacher. You will find her in the Community Forums often, sharing her knowledge and her latest weaving projects. Today, she shares some insights into her work and practices...
New at the SOS Articles section, continue reading Greta`s interview of Master Weaver Laura Fry »
#sosweaving #schoolofsweetgeorgia #masterweaver #canadianmasterweaver #weaving #professionalweaver #weaversoftheworld
ONLINE TODAY // Reminder of today`s virtual co-working (or co-crafting) session with Felicia! Join us in the co-working Zoom room and use the time to focus on your own projects.
Structure:
We`ll have 5 minutes to share goals for the session, then 50 minutes to work, then 5 minutes to celebrate our wins.
What it`s all about:
• quiet, focused time for deep work
• all participants will be on mute and will minimize distractions
• dedicated time, create a habit or practice of making
• friendly accountability and body doubling to help you reach your goals
Felicia will be online today, May 26th at 1:00 PM PDT! The link to join in can be found at the SOS Event Calendar »
#soscommunity #schoolofsweetgeorgia #sosweaving #lomeetsloom #cocrafting #weaving #weavingloom
ONLINE TODAY // Reminder of today`s virtual co-working (or co-crafting) session with Felicia! Join us in the co-working Zoom room and use the time to focus on your own projects.
Structure:
We`ll have 5 minutes to share goals for the session, then 50 minutes to work, then 5 minutes to celebrate our wins.
What it`s all about:
• quiet, focused time for deep work
• all participants will be on mute and will minimize distractions
• dedicated time, create a habit or practice of making
• friendly accountability and body doubling to help you reach your goals
Felicia will be online today, May 26th at 1:00 PM PDT! The link to join in can be found at the SOS Event Calendar »
#soscommunity #schoolofsweetgeorgia #sosweaving #lomeetsloom #cocrafting #weaving #weavingloom
Coming up this Thursday, May 25th at 10:00 AM PDT, join Felicia online at the SweetGeorgia YouTube channel for our May Live Office Hours! We`ll be chatting about all of the latest from inside the School. If you have a fibre arts question or SOS project you would like shared during the session, please be sure to submit your questions and projects in advance.
Also, taking place on Friday, May 26th at 1:00 PM PDT, Felicia will be live online once again for a virtual co-working (or co-crafting) session. Join us in the co-working Zoom room and use the time to focus on your own projects. We`ll have 5 minutes to share goals for the session, then 50 minutes to work, then 5 minutes to celebrate our wins.
Find further information and links to join in both of these events at the SOS Event Calendar »
#soscommunity #sosliveofficehours #sosweaving #felicialowong #lomeetsloom #schoolofsweetgeorgia
Coming up this Thursday, May 25th at 10:00 AM PDT, join Felicia online at the SweetGeorgia YouTube channel for our May Live Office Hours! We`ll be chatting about all of the latest from inside the School. If you have a fibre arts question or SOS project you would like shared during the session, please be sure to submit your questions and projects in advance.
Also, taking place on Friday, May 26th at 1:00 PM PDT, Felicia will be live online once again for a virtual co-working (or co-crafting) session. Join us in the co-working Zoom room and use the time to focus on your own projects. We`ll have 5 minutes to share goals for the session, then 50 minutes to work, then 5 minutes to celebrate our wins.
Find further information and links to join in both of these events at the SOS Event Calendar »
#soscommunity #sosliveofficehours #sosweaving #felicialowong #lomeetsloom #schoolofsweetgeorgia
Covering every thing 3-shaft to 16-shaft variations, Laura Fry talks about weave structure, balance, tie-ups, colour choices and even loom style at the recent Looking at Twills Zoom lecture. If you missed the live presentation, you can now find the replay video available at the School, shared at the Fundamentals of Weaving series. And be sure to save the date to join in Laura`s next lecture with us, Colour Considerations, also listed at the series page.
https://www.schoolofsweetgeorgia.com/courses/fundamentals-of-weaving-series/
Covering every thing 3-shaft to 16-shaft variations, Laura Fry talks about weave structure, balance, tie-ups, colour choices and even loom style at the recent Looking at Twills Zoom lecture. If you missed the live presentation, you can now find the replay video available at the School, shared at the Fundamentals of Weaving series. And be sure to save the date to join in Laura`s next lecture with us, Colour Considerations, also listed at the series page.
https://www.schoolofsweetgeorgia.com/courses/fundamentals-of-weaving-series/
STARTING SOON: We`ll be meeting online with Laura Fry for today`s Looking at Twills Live Lecture, part of the Fundamentals of Weaving series at the School.
Starting on Zoom at 12:00 PM PDT, Laura will talk about how twill works and how to start playing with the various progressions to create designs that work best with your cloth. Find more information plus the Zoom link by clicking our link in IG bio. We look forward to seeing you there!
#sosweaving #weavingtwills #weaversofinstagram #schoolofsweetgeorgia
STARTING SOON: We`ll be meeting online with Laura Fry for today`s Looking at Twills Live Lecture, part of the Fundamentals of Weaving series at the School.
Starting on Zoom at 12:00 PM PDT, Laura will talk about how twill works and how to start playing with the various progressions to create designs that work best with your cloth. Find more information plus the Zoom link by clicking our link in IG bio. We look forward to seeing you there!
#sosweaving #weavingtwills #weaversofinstagram #schoolofsweetgeorgia
@charlotte_milkteacup’s relaxing rigid heddle weaving sounds, pairing perfectly with the sound of rain falling outside. 🥰
#sosweaving #sosrigidheddleweaving #rigidheddle #weaversofinstagram #asmr #relaxingvideos #schoolofsweetgeorgia
@charlotte_milkteacup’s relaxing rigid heddle weaving sounds, pairing perfectly with the sound of rain falling outside. 🥰
#sosweaving #sosrigidheddleweaving #rigidheddle #weaversofinstagram #asmr #relaxingvideos #schoolofsweetgeorgia
Weaving with two heddles on a rigid heddle loom opens up so many possibilities now. We are exploring some techniques with @amanda_f_wood today on her @ashford_wheels_looms rigid heddle loom using Beam organic cotton yarn from @gistyarn. This workshop is being filmed today for the @schoolofsweetgeorgia and will be coming out very soon!
Weaving with two heddles on a rigid heddle loom opens up so many possibilities now. We are exploring some techniques with @amanda_f_wood today on her @ashford_wheels_looms rigid heddle loom using Beam organic cotton yarn from @gistyarn. This workshop is being filmed today for the @schoolofsweetgeorgia and will be coming out very soon!
Fresh off the loom and currently soaking before wet finishing. Happy with the pattern, warp is preserved, and moving on to shifted color combos. I’m hopping down to the city this weekend to work on a few opera workshops in the evenings, so I’m hoping to warp this up and take it with me! Love the benefits of folding table looms.
After the citric acid soak I’ll be following the Magic in the Water wet finishing methods from SOS. It’s superwash but the fiber will rebound a bit, fluff up, and then when I press the pattern will lock in! Torn on whether or not to twist the fringe since I did hemstitch as always 🧶
#weaving #fiberart #handwoven #crackleweave #offtheloom #fiberartist #loueterica #4shaftloom #sosweaving
Fresh off the loom and currently soaking before wet finishing. Happy with the pattern, warp is preserved, and moving on to shifted color combos. I’m hopping down to the city this weekend to work on a few opera workshops in the evenings, so I’m hoping to warp this up and take it with me! Love the benefits of folding table looms.
After the citric acid soak I’ll be following the Magic in the Water wet finishing methods from SOS. It’s superwash but the fiber will rebound a bit, fluff up, and then when I press the pattern will lock in! Torn on whether or not to twist the fringe since I did hemstitch as always 🧶
#weaving #fiberart #handwoven #crackleweave #offtheloom #fiberartist #loueterica #4shaftloom #sosweaving
Here is a list of materials, equipment and downloads needed for Multishaft Weaving course taught by Felicia Lo.
Downloads
Equipment
- 4 Shaft loom-minimum 26"/ 66cm width
- 10 dent reed
*Please follow this link for Warping Equipment & Additional Tools needed
Materials
Sampler:
- Warp: 4 colours of SweetGeorgia Yarns BFL+Silk DK (247 yd / 226 m per 3.5 oz / 100 g skein; 75% Bluefaced Leicester Wool, 25% Silk):
- 100 yds / 92 m in Ginger
- 20 yds / 18 m in Arbutus
- 20 yds / 18 m in Cayenne
- 20 yds / 18 m in Deep Cove
- Weft: Approximately 180 yards of SweetGeorgia Yarns BFL+Silk DK in same colours as warp, changing randomly with different weave structures (247 yd / 226 m per 3.5 oz / 100 g skein; 75% Bluefaced Leicester Wool, 25% Silk).
Hearthstone Shawl:
- Warp: 4 skeins in of SweetGeorgia Yarns BFL+Silk DK, 2 skeins of Ginger and 2 skeins of Deep Cove (247 yd / 226 m per 3.5 oz / 100 g skein; 75% Bluefaced Leicester Wool, 25% Silk).
- Weft: 3 skeins of SweetGeorgia Yarns BFL+Silk DK in Mulberry (247 yd / 226 m per 3.5 oz / 100 g skein; 75% Bluefaced Leicester Wool, 25% Silk).
Do you have questions about Multishaft Weaving Materials? Talk about it with members of the School of SweetGeorgia. Post project pictures, share personal reflections, and join the conversations in our Community Forums!
Course Content
About Instructor
Course Includes
- 11 Lessons
