The Technique of Split-shed Weaving
by Deborah Silver

We've become used to seeing pictorial weavings that have been done on multi-shaft or even jacquard looms. But you don't need a complex loom to create amazing images--you can do it on just four harnesses! Deborah shows how to employ a set of threads that hover mid-shed to create areas of different structures or of two faces of the same structure. Unlike inlay or tapestry, each weft pick makes a complete path from selvedge to selvedge, sometimes traveling above the middle set of threads and sometimes dropping below them, changing the way the fabric looks in each area.

Contents:

1. Introduction to Split-shed Weaving
2. Straight Threading, One Continuous Weft
3. Straight Threading, Complementary Wefts
4. Straight Threading, Tied Weave Combinations
5. Taqueté
6. More Tied Weaves
7. Bronson
8. Double Weave & Integrated Double Weave
9. Lampas & Integrated Lampas
10. Piqué
11. Thick & Thin
12. Waffle
13. Examples of Split-shed Weaving

The book concludes with a glossary, instructions for adapting the technique to a sinking-shed loom, and resources for supplies and more informaiton. The text throughout is accompanied by large, easy to read charts, diagrams, and color photos that demonstrate the techniques and show the results.

Softcover, 128 pages