This was really a big stretch for me considering how shy I am. It took me 3 months to work out the draft for our type of loom. Let me back up.
I spent the last 6 months working on a method to weave kente on our modern loom. The traditional kente loom used in Ghana has a lot more wiggle room than our floor looms. I worked out a draft that is really close to the traditional kente but I'm not quite there yet. The cloth looks almost identical to the cloth I wove in Ghana except for some very small differences. So I'm going to continue to work out the bugs.
I offered a two day workshop for the our local weaver's guild. I had 19 in attendance. I wasn't expecting that many. I taught my modified kente techniques for the Jack style loom. Many of the participants warped their looms with 20/2 cotton. Only 3 tried the traditional 120/2.
I will definately teach it again. My only regret is that I didn't take any picture. Some of the other guild members took picture so hopefully I can get copies for you to see. I forget about the whole picture taking thing. The purpose of me teaching the workshop was to get over my shyness. I think I'm on my way.
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