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This weaving explores the geometric elegance of the rhombus — a tilted square pattern with equal sides and angles — woven in cotton damask. The design was inspired by the capabilities of an 8-shaft draw loom with 20 pattern shafts, which allows for 168 individual pattern units. This technical range made it possible to create rich, intricate variations within a single, cohesive geometric form.
Techniques:
Handwoven damask
8 shaft satin ground weave
Patterns created with 20 pattern shafts and 168 single pattern units
Dimensions:
35.5 x 17 inches
Materials:
10/2 mercerized white cotton
Loom:
8 shaft draw loom with 20 pattern shafts/168pattern units
Joan Namkoong
Joan Namkoong is a production hand weaver in Kamuela, Hawaii. She weaves with fine silk for shawls and scarves, cotton and linen for towels, rugs and placemats. An 8 shaft Gilmore loom is used for most of her textile products; a 10 shaft Glimakra loom with a drawloom attachment is used for special projects with geometric designs. Color and texture are her primary design components in plain weave and twill structures – her goal is to create visually beautiful cloth with a nice hand that is suitable for its purpose. Joan teaches basic weaving classes, broom making and looping for the Hawaii Handweavers’ Hui in Honolulu
