Exploring Double Two-Tie by Linda Schultz - November 8, 9 and 15 2025 (9am-4pm)

Double two-tie (D2T) threadings* are incredibly versatile, offering the ability to weave a variety of different structures which can be used in block designs, color play, and texture, on fewer shafts. However, most of the available weave structures for D2T have been unrecognized and unexplored until now. A method I developed for drafting D2T block designs led to my discovery of these novel weave structures. And my ongoing explorations have revealed that they are remarkably useful.

During the workshop, participants will weave samples in a variety of these novel structures, as well as twill blocks, single two-tie (Summer-and-Winter/S2T) variations, colour-and-weave effects, turned-tie weaves, and double weave. Two lectures per day will be used to familiarize the participants with my method of drafting D2T to create block designs and novel weave structures, as well as designing and drafting twill blocks, layer exchange double weave, and variations for a S2T threading. Recordings of the lectures will be available during the workshop. A wrap-up will be held at the end of each workshop day for participants to share their progress from that day.

Skill Level:     Intermediate to Advanced

Tools:    

• 8-shaft table or dobby loom fully dressed prior to the workshop (instructions will be sent).
• Weaving software which includes “interleave” or “parallel repeat”, “transparent paste” or “paste as overlay”, shaft shuffler, network drafting. Fiberworks Silver has the necessary functions and can be downloaded and used for free (printing and saving disabled) for Windows or Mac. Please be familiar with using your software prior to taking the workshop. I will be demonstrating using Fiberworks for Mac.

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*Double two-tie threadings use two tie-down shafts (T1, T2) alternating with two pattern shafts (P1, P2) in a T1, P1, T2, P2 arrangement. The tie-down shafts are the same from block to block, while the pattern shafts change from block to block. An example of a double two tie threading on eight shafts is block A (1, 3, 2, 4), block B (1, 5, 2, 6) and block C (1, 7, 2, 8).