Weave a Double Rainbow
2 Layers, 4 Shafts, 6 Colors – Infinite Possibilities

Friday, May 8 and Saturday, May 9, 9am–4pm (both days)
Instructor: Jennifer Moore
$258 WGGC members / $283 non-members
Fee includes the workshop, lodging, and 4 meals at the Transfiguration Spirituality Center (details below)

$15 Materials Fee

Experience Level: Intermediate. No prior experience with doubleweave is required, but students must be able to warp a 4 or 8-shaft loom.

Workshop Limit: 20

Chair: Melissa Lusk

This is perhaps the ultimate color sampler! You will begin by winding a warp and setting up your loom according to Jennifer’s system for working with multiple colors in a rotational sequence and bringing it to the workshop. A basic two-layered structure will enable you to mix and match your colors, creating an amazing array of color mixtures. As you weave and your warp colors move past each other, you will experience a visual feast of iridescence and moiré patterns.

We will also experiment with single-layered structures such as warp rep and warp-faced twills and the effects that they create on this versatile warp. Those set up for two blocks on eight shafts will also be able to explore an unlimited range of block combinations.

This sampler will provide a remarkable education in color theory and how optical mixtures work in weaving, as well as serve as a great source of inspiration for future weaving projects.

This workshop/retreat will be held at the Transfiguration Spirituality Center in the northern Cincinnati suburb of Glendale, Ohio. Workshop participants will stay at the Center on Friday night, in a single room with private bathroom and including four meals: lunch and dinner on May 8, breakfast and lunch on May 9. Please indicate if you would like vegetarian meals or have any other dietary requests. Breakfast is from 7am to 9am, lunch at 12:30pm, and dinner at 6pm.

About the Instructor: Jennifer holds a Master of Fine Arts in weaving from the University of Oregon, where she specialized in exploring relationships between weaving, music, and mathematics in doubleweave wall pieces.

Paying for this workshop by check is possible, but you must contact the Chair, Melissa Lusk, to arrange registration. Please note that your check must be received within 10 business days of registration.

Cancellation Policies Regarding Student Fees

• If teacher or Guild cancels workshop – full refund to all registered and cancelled students. Generally, the teacher or the Guild may cancel the workshop three (3) or more weeks before the workshop start date. This is stipulated in the contract but can be flexible if both parties agree.
• If a registered student wishes to cancel, s/he must:
  • Contact the Workshop Chair
  • If canceling thirty (30) or more days before workshop start date, student receives a refund of the workshop fee minus a $50 cancellation fee.
  • Cancel twenty-nine (29) or fewer days before the workshop start date
    • Refund workshop fee minus $50 cancelation fee only if vacant spot is filled by another person (from waitlist or otherwise).
    • No refund if spot remains vacant.
• Registered student may independently find someone to take his/her place at the workshop with no extra fees involved as long as no cancellation is performed through EventBrite. Workshop Chair MUST be notified. In this situation, the primary registered student is responsible for all fees, passing on information to their replacement, etc.