Endless Pattern: Weaving, teaching, and design on the Boomloom Boss

This session will explore the capabilities of the Boss, an award-winning handheld loom that creates complex weave structures and patterns like a multi-shaft loom but has just two pieces and sets up immediately. Traditional looms require that you configure structure first, discover woven patterns later. The Boss lets you explore pattern directly and intuitively without tie-ups, treadles or drafts. The small size and simple interface makes it a powerful, accessible learning tool for material exploration and creative practice, with a range from beginner to expert in one tool.

Designer and founder Lauren Puchowski will discuss the loom and related digital patternmaking tools as a way to access the design language of weaving. We'll examine the possibilities in traditional structures such as twill, monk's belt, krokbragd, rosepath, waffle weave, and doubleweave. We'll also touch on applications in public art and personal practice, the loom's active online community, and its uses in grade schools, universities and for artists with disabilities. The session will conclude with a Q&A, for a total length of no longer than 60 minutes.

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