Weaving Class - Designing Repp Weave

Designing Repp Weave for Rigid Heddle or 4-Harness 

Repp (Rep) Weave is a warp faced or warp predominate, ribbed weave cloth. On a rigid heddle loom the weft is usually still visible which adds another design element to play with. On a 4-harness loom, the weft may or may not be visible depending on the sett (number of ends per inch).

In this one day class, you will set up a sample warp that can be made into trivets or potholders. A couple of drafts will be provided for inspiration. This is a great way to sample for placemats or table runners.

The other focus for the class will be looking at these design elements and how they impact your cloth:

• Warp design and scale (size of stripes/blocks)
• Yarn sizes and color choices
• Warp and weft calculations
• Options for direct warping with multiple colors
• Options for winding your warp for a 4-harness loom

Skill level: beginning to intermediate 

Students should have some experience weaving on their preferred loom and be familiar with the warping process.

Materials:

• 2 colors in contrasting value, of 8/4 cotton
• Optional: accent color of 8/4 cotton
• 2 or 3 colors that match or coordinate with your warp colors of worsted weight cotton (~800 yds/lb.) such as Cascade Nifty Cotton or Lily Sugar’n Cream

Equipment:

• Rigid Heddle loom or 4-Harness table loom
• 12 dent Reed preferred, 10 dent okay - weft shows more
• Note: if you only have an 8 dent rigid heddle, there are a couple of options 
• 2+ stick shuttles (this is a 2 shuttle weave)
• sley hook

Optional:

• Colored pencils
• Packing material for your warp - cardboard sticks/paper