Weaving False Damask

This is a demonstration of weaving false damask. I am using a four-shaft table loom, a pickup stick and two pieces of music wire. This is a very time-consuming method, but any pattern which can be drawn on graph paper in black-and-white can be woven in this manner. This piece begins with a warp-faced section, followed by a simple checkerboard which in turn will be followed by a more complex pattern of birds in a wreath.

[@terrydickson6468]

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[@Goldfinch593]

Fascinating to watch your process step by step. Even the transcript is interesting. You are amazing!

[@DeForestRanger]

This is a pretty exceptional mode of weaving. Normally, the pattern would be governed by how you'd threaded the loom, and would consist of regular repeats. With this style, you can create complex designs, and best of all, if you flip the piece over, the design is exactly the reverse. In this case, the side facing me will have dark birds on a light ground. Flip it over, and it will have light birds on a dark ground.

[@alisondickinson]

Zowwie, what a painstaking process. I have new appreciation for your work.
Actually, if I lived closer, I’d be hanging around trying to learn.😁

[@DeForestRanger]

And I would LOVE to teach you! But honestly, this one is WAY more "painstaking" than regular weaving.