Clotilde Barrett

Mostly about Shadow weave.

Patterns and directions

Boundweave is a book that explores the design potentials of twills, twill deriviatives, and some basic two-tie block weaves. The technique of boundweave produces weft-face fabrics with pattern floats over two or more threads and is suitable for rugs, tapestries, and a variety of other fabrics.

Most of the designs discussed can be woven on a 4-shaft loom. The patterns are controlled by the draft and by the colour selections of the weft. The principle of shaft switching is included, since shaft show more switching greatly increases the design potentials for 4-shaft boundweave. Included in the book are explorations of the design possibilities of 3-, 6-, and 8-shaft drafts, tapestry and dye techniques, and coloured photos that display boundweave projects by contemporary weavers. show less

In-depth study of the structure of Summer and Winter and the multitude of other weaves that can be woven on a S&W threading. A wealth of different textures from gauzes to pile weaves can be woven on a 4-shaft loom Additional shafts increase the design possiblities.