


Loom controlled Lace
Description
This workshop will concentrate on Huck lace but also discuss, Spot, Bronson and other lace threadings
We will work on designs, and how to weave lace well. There will be discussion on
- Designing a threading,
- How to design a pattern
- How to work with an open sett
What you will learn
- To develop designs on graph paper and in Fiberworks
- To develop a method to make your own patterns
- To interpret designs from references
- To design spots of lace, lace areas, textured area and blocks of lace
What you will get
We will all start with the same threading and produce a sampler of patterns
- As you develop designs, you will weave them, and will be able to compare the appearance of spots of lace, lace areas, textured area and blocks of lace
- Confidence to design areas of lace in a plain weave fabric
What to Bring
June 4 Wed night zoom session. 6.30-7.10 and 7.30-8.10pm
Graph paper, ruler, pencils, rubber and note taking equipment and a printed version of the notes I have sent to you. Your cotton or wool yarn, 8/2 cotton or finer, 2ply Bendigo classic so we can discuss sett.
2 day workshop June 14-15 2025
Bring your fully threaded and ready to weave on loom with a heading of plain weave, your weft, shuttle, weights for broken ends, graph paper, pencils – general note taking equipment, reading glasses if you need them. Your computer with Fiberworks if you want to try designing on Fiberworks
What you will learn
- To develop designs on graph paper and in Fiberworks
- To develop a method to make your own patterns and interpret designs from references
- To design spots of lace, lace areas, textured area and blocks of lace
What you will get
- We will all start with the same threading and produce a sampler of patterns
- As you develop designs, you will weave them, and will be able to compare the appearance of spots of lace, lace areas, textured area and blocks of lace
- Confidence to design areas of lace in a plain weave fabric
Entry to parking is from the shared driveway with Brush Farm Corrective Services Academy. Drive to the rear of the house and park in the bays.
What to bring
- Your fully threaded and ready to weave loom with a heading of plain weave, your weft, shuttle, weights for broken ends
- If you are designing with Fiberworks, your computer with Fiberworks
- Graph paper, ruler, pencils, rubber and note taking equipment
What to wear
Comfortable clothing and shoes as you will be standing quite a lot if you loom doesn’t have a stand
Appropriate for
Any weaver who can weave plain weave and thread an eight shaft loom with approx. 250 ends. You should have woven at leave 5 projects in plain weave or basket weave so that you feel confident to put a warp on well.
The Guild brings together people who practise the arts of hand weaving, spinning and associated crafts and fosters and encourages the crafts by instruction, discussion and exhibition.
Joining the Guild has many benefits. These include:
- Discounted prices for workshops
- Use of the library
- Equipment hire
- Special interest group membership eg: Weavers Interest group, Tapestry Interest group, Braids Plus, Spinning, Temari, Piece Weavers.
- Invitations to members-only events.
Email: membership@spinweavensw.org for an application form or look on the website.
Membership rates are for one calendar year starting 1 January and ending 31 December. New members joining from 1 October receive the balance of the current year for free when purchasing next year’s membership.
Membership, single, with emailed Guild News — $62 for direct deposit, cash or Cheque. An additional fee of $1.50 if you use a card payment facility.
If you would like a posted Guild News there is an additional $15.00.
Your Teacher
Elizabeth Calnan is an internationally renowned weaver and teacher.
She has taught extensively at the Hand Weavers & Spinners Guild of NSW, regularly supports rural groups with instruction and at Convergence USA. Liz can teach beginners through to complex weaving in in-person and online mediums.
Elizabeth won a prize - the Complex Weavers Award in 2014 and an New Zealand award for dyeing and colour skills in 2013. She exhibited annually from 1993 to 2019, at the Craft Show and then from 2003 at the Palm House in the Royal Botanic Garden. She is a member of Craft NSW.
She also has a business, "Looms and Spinning Wheels".
Hand Weavers and Spinners Guild of NSW Inc has an average rating of 4.9 for their other classes.
See other reviewsCancellations & Refunds
If the organiser cancels the class:
You are entitled to a full refund.
If you can't attend the class:
You’re welcome to send someone in your place.
OR
- A refund can be requested 14 days before class starts. Free of charge.
- A transfer can be requested 14 days before the class starts. Free of charge.
- A credit note can be requested 14 days before the class starts. Free of charge.
No changes will be allowed after these times.
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Terms & Conditions
Bookings
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Materials
Most courses have requirement lists and a materials fee payable to your tutor in class.
Location of Workshops
Most workshops will be held at the Hand Weavers and Spinners Guild at Brush Farm House, 19 Lawson St, Eastwood. There is parking behind the house. Public transport is by bus accessed from Eastwood or Parramatta stations.
Times
Participants should arrive 30 minutes prior to class commencing. The venue must be cleaned up within 30 minutes of class finishing.
Discounts on Workshops
Network Groups: For each course, one member may pay at the member’s rate on confirmation of their financial status by their group and its approval.
Knitters Guild NSW: We have a reciprocal arrangement with the Knitters Guild whereby their members may enroll at members’ prices and vice versa.