Long Thread Media Workshops

A companion to Janney Simpson’s video, New Dimensions in Deflected Doubleweave, this course will take your weaving to a whole new level. In this workshop, Janney uses 8-shaft looms to look at variations on DDW. A few of the techniques, including crimp weave and clasped weft, are even possible using only 4 shafts.

Suggested prerequisites: 

• Weavers should be able to weave DDW confidently
• Before taking this course, start with a foundational class such as:
  • Weaving Deflected Doubleweave with Madelyn van der Hoogt
  • New Dimensions in Deflected Doubleweave with Janney Simpson
    
    

Included in the course: 

• 80 minutes of detailed instructional video   
• Course workbook DDW gamp sampler pattern and 10 other drafts
• Skeleton tie-up for countermarch looms**
  
  

 Materials and equipment:

• For the video, you'll want a printed copy of the provided workbook for notes and for reference alongside many of the video lessons.
• To weave the DDW sampler, you’ll need an 8-shaft floor or table loom, 12- or 15-dent reed, 2 shuttles, 2–3 bobbins, tape measure, T-pins, weights for broken ends, and scissors. Floor loom weavers will need 24 treadle cords or pins for their tie-up.
  
  

**Note: In this course, Janney weaves on a jack loom with a skeleton tie-up to eliminate the necessity of retying her treadles. We’ve added a skeleton tie-up for countermarch-loom weavers that also allows you to follow along without retying.