Gorgeous Gradients Workshop
October 8-November 5, 2021
Our very own Michele Belson will again be team teaching with Tien Chiu on the Warp&Weave website. The four week comprehensive program will increase your gradient IQ and give you the confidence to design your own multi-color patterns to bring you endless joy!
Perfect for 4-shaft, 8-shaft, and rigid heddle weavers!
And Lunatic Fringe Yarns has all the yarns you need to design and weave your Gorgeous Gradients. The class will cover 3/2 and 10/2 mercerized yarns as well as 8/2 unmercerized yarns.
10/2 Mercerized Cotton Yarns: Cobalt, 10 Yellow Red, 10 Red, 10 Green, 5 Green Yellow
3/2 Mercerized Cotton Yarns: 10 Red, 10 Red Purple, 10 Purple, 5 Purple, 5 Blue
10/2 Mercerized Cotton Yarns: Cobalt, 10 Yellow Red, 10 Red, 10 Green, 5 Green Yellow
Here’s what you’ll learn from our LIVE four weeks together:
How to design spectacularly beautiful gradients that you can weave on any loom that produces plain weave (or 4-shaft straight twill) – rigid heddle looms welcome! Know the SIX kinds of gradients – what they are, when, where, and how to use them, and how to design each type Master the Gradient Color Editor Tool – a powerful tool that lets you design your own color gradients – in seconds!The secrets of picking warp and weft colors for complicated multicolor (or rainbow!) gradients- WITHOUT producing mud.Tools and techniques for designing and weaving glorious double gradients – gradients in warp AND weft!Tips to make warping and weaving complex stripes simple and easy – on a shaft loom OR a rigid heddle loomTips to finish your cowl with fun fringe on the side – on a shaft loom OR a rigid heddle loom!