#402 Annie MacHale-Three-Color Pickup for Inkle Weavers Full Day Saturday

#402 Annie MacHale-Three-Color Pickup for Inkle Weavers  Full Day  Saturday  9am- 4pm
  Bldg  9 Center  $100

Skill:  Advanced
Prerequisite: Experience weaving Baltic-style pickup

Description: For weavers who have already been doing Baltic/speckled pickup work, you will be amazed at how easy it is to add more color and complexity to your pattern motifs and create fantastic new ones. Unknown to most odern weavers, Three-Color Pickup is an older technique for which pattern books have not been readily available until now. To weave this variation, it's very helpful to have a working knowledge of regular Baltic pickup. 
 First we will look at samples and discuss what makes this different from the typical Baltic patterns. By viewing the samples, students will get an understanding of the difference between asymmetrical and symmetrical threadings as well as tips for choosing colors to make the patterns pop. 
 Students will then warp their looms and practice weaving various motifs using pattern charts supplied by the instructor. 
 
 Annie will share tips for warping, fixing mistakes, starting and stopping, and keeping selvages straight. She will also demonstrate how to temporarily remove and replace the warp, as well as how to cut the final project off the loom and handle it when it is complete.
 
 As time and student interest allow, we can also explore a free online tool for creating patterns.

Homework:   None

Students Should Bring: Inkle loom, belt shuttle, sharp
 scissors, 30 string or texsolv heddles sized to fit the loom, note-taking materials, cotton yarn in 4 high-contrast colors in sport/DK weight or perle cotton/crochet cotton #3 Optional: Laptop or tablet for use with online pattern tool

Material Fee: $5.00  Covers- Handouts, sticks, rubber mats