he second revision of this in-depth study for Double Weave enthusiasts, this "notebook" is an informal sharing of Paul O'Connor's expertise on loom-controlled double weave for four and more harnesses. It is the result of fifteen years of working with double-layer and multiple-layer weaves. In this text he includes the many variations of double weave and demystifies double-weave tie-ups. This notebook also provides drafting and weaving tips, explains multicolour, multilayer and 3-dimensional weavings and describes, analyses and explains art weavings in layer weaves.

The primary focus of this book is loom-controlled double weave, usually in balanced plain weave. Each chapter begins with some principle of double weave, and ends by presenting weaving which emphasizes those principles. The analysis of the weaving is the author's and is meant only to suggest how the pieces might have been woven. Chapter One reviews the basics of double weave with a four harness loom. In subsequent chapters the discussion moves to double weave using more than four harnesses. The directions refer to a jack loom with rising shed. Threading is straight draw unless otherwise indicated. All threading and tie-up directions and all treadling orders move from left to right, which corresponds to the direction we read and write English.

Alice Knapp