In Episode 7 we'll have a wee look at Bronson Lace, the first lace I fell in love with. I wove my very first piece way back in 1981 at my first weaving workshop in Banff, with master weaver Mary Andrews. It was on 8 shafts and it was so beautiful I framed it as soon as I got home. It still hangs on the wall just inside the front door of the studio. I was so out of my depth at that workshop, barely a beginner with only a 4 shaft loom and it was all 8 and 12 shafts. Back then I struggled to follow the treadling draft and prayed I would step on the right treadle and no one would notice how lost I was. I was 24 and everyone else was ancient, they were all at least 40! I couldn't read the cloth and had no idea what to do when I got lost. Weaving is so much easier now...yay!
Things we will learn:
-that you can have 2 blocks on 4 shafts
-that units can be repeated as many times as you want
-that you can weave A & B independently and A & B together
-that you have warp floats & wefts on one surface, if you add to the tie-up
-and you can have vertical Plain Weave as another design element
I hope you enjoy this episode, I wish I had understood all this back in '81, it would have been easier...but it has been a blast to learn it along the way. Next year we will look at Bronson Lace on 8 shafts and I'll share the draft from Banff and teach you how to read it yourself.
You can purchase the full Bronson Lace Kit right at Jane Stafford Textiles:
https://weaving.link/bronson-lace-kit
An introduction to Bronson Lace Episode.
Jane explains the theory behind Bronson Lace with drafting.
Drafting Bronson Lace and looking at our towels for this warp.
Jane explains the theory and drawdowns of our towels for Bronson Lace.
We have a closeup look at each of the towels for this warp.
Let's weave Bronson Lace!
Our Show & Tell!
Your pattern draft PDF for Bronson Lace with step-by-step weaving sequences for the towels!