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Project #3: Atwater-Bronson Towels
This project has a solid warp and weft and plays with lace and texture. Rigid heddle weavers work with pick-up techniques. Four and eight shaft weavers explore blocks.
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The Project
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Full Patterns
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Weaving: Rigid-Heddle Looms
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Weaving: Floor Looms
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Digging Deeper: Block Theory
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Overview of Block Weave Structures
A quick comparison of Double Weave, Twill Blocks, Summer and Winter, and Atwater-Bronson lace.
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Atwater-Bronson Block Notation on Four-Shafts
This lesson shows the four-shaft profile draft and explains how to go from the profile to threading, tying up, and treadling.
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Atwater-Bronson Block Notation on Eight-Shafts
This unit gives the profile draft and breaks down the threading and treadling for the eight-shaft pattern. It is recommended that you look over the previous unit that covers Atwater-Bronson blocks on four-shafts before exploring this unit.
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Digging Deeper: Lace
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Finishing and Long Term Care
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WIFs
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