Doubleweave Discoveries
With Jennifer Moore
Learn all about the magic of doubleweave!
In this workshop, participants will weave a sampler that explores weaving two independent layers of cloth, double-width cloth, tubular weaving, color-and-weave effects, pique, quilting and doubleweave pick-up.
Students with 8-shaft looms will also be able to weave samples of 2-block doubleweave techniques in log cabin, checkerboard, windows and double-blocks. Graphing designs and working with multiple colors will be introduced.
These techniques can then be taken home to create clothing, sculptural pieces, decorative hangings and whatever else the imagination can dream of.
Experience Level: No prior experience in doubleweave is needed, but students must know how to warp a loom according to instructions. Students will bring a 4-shaft or 8-shaft table or floor loom warped according to instructions.
Three-Day Workshop
Day 1 – Friday, February 5, 2027
Day 2 – Saturday, February 6, 2027
Day 3 – Sunday, February 7, 2027
- Skill level Beginner +
- Age appropriate 18+
- Materials $12
- Students should bring:
Information regarding materials and warping instructions will be provided closer to the workshop.
Instructor
Jennifer MooreFrom the first time that she sat down at a loom, Jennifer Moore was drawn to the orderly universe of colored threads and the rhythmic repetition in the process of weaving. Because of her background in piano and pipe organ, she felt an immediate affinity with this new stringed instrument whose patterns flowed from her hands in the form of color and design rather than sound.
After experimenting with various structures for several years, Moore found her home in the ancient technique of doubleweave pick-up. In doubleweave, two layers of cloth are woven simultaneously, one above the other on the loom. Through the exacting process of hand pick-up, she exchanges threads between the two layers, building original designs onto the underlying grid. By blending numerous colors together in both warp and weft and playing one layer against the other, she is able to create a nearly limitless range of subtle color gradations.
Over the years Moore has developed new methods of setting up and weaving doubleweave that are accessible and understandable for all weavers. Moore travels extensively throughout the U.S. and abroad teaching workshops on doubleweave, color and geometric design. Her techniques and systems for working in doubleweave can also be found in her book “The Weaver’s Studio: Doubleweave Revised and Expanded” and in her online courses.
Learn more about her and her work on her website, https://doubleweaver.com/.
