Weft and Willow Studio

Rebecca Shelly’s online weaving platform. Now partnering with AVL Looms!

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AVL A-Series Loom: 24 Shaft

  • Adapted a Feathers and Diamonds pattern to fit a warp that had already been created.

  • Pattern is from the Twill class that will be now posted in September, 2027.

AVL Folding Dobby Loom: 16 Shaft

  • This is Rebecca’s personal AVL Loom. She used it for years to create hand woven towels and products for her shop.

Basic WeavePoint Online in October!

Rebecca taught two versions of this class. One to some folks in her Fiber Guild and one to the first round of students.

  • She was able to share the videos that she had created to show the basics needed to get started with WeavePoint. She touched on a few areas that are also covered in the advanced courses. This gave inspiration for students to just try out the different options.

  • She now will also have the prerecorded videos ready to watch a week before the class meet-up Saturday. This way folks can get a head start on understanding the material.

  • The Saturday session will now be playing around with some of the projects that we are exploring. Folks will be able to ask questions as they are experimenting with these different prompts.

  • Videos from the class session are then posted to the site after class to return to.

Student projects from class:

Want to learn more about what special types of weaves that you can create using WeavePoint? Rebecca has been working with Bob of AVL Looms to get their weaving program back up and running.

AVL Looms that she has been working with:

Little Weaver 2: 24 Shaft

  • Designed a pattern that is inspired by her Mom’s 70th birthday. This will be tied up using a Point Twill. Setting up with a point twill pattern gives opportunities for multiple patterns to be developed for one project.

  • Working with imagery will be covered in the Tied Weaves class and the Layers class in Spring, 2027.

AVL K Series Loom: 40 Shaft

  • Rebecca has been preparing a warp for this 40 shaft loom! She will once again tie it up to be used for a pointed twill tie up. This will give many opportunities to change the imagery.

  • Inspired by the colors, Rebecca designed a grape and flower themed pattern.

What have been the experiences from these students?

  • “I knew some of WP9 but needed more details to fine tune all that the programs has to offer. For me it was really very helpful and I look forward to weaving more efficiently.”

  • “I have had a dobby loom for over a year, that relies on WeavePoint to run. But I have been transferring wifs from different software as the task of learning a new program on Windows was overwhelming for this MAC person. However, Rebecca opened the door for me and within a week, I was able to write a draft, add and change colors and play with design. I see that not only has WeavePoint has a lot to offer, but Rebecca’s artistry adds a wonderful dimension that is inspiring. I look forward to taking more classes with her in the future.” Deborah

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