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Weaving is all about threads. Which threads go through which heddles. Which harnesses are tied to which treadles. Which harnesses are up and which are down. Make one little change, purposely or not, and the differences can be dramatic. That’s what happened when I was weaving some cotton shawls. The results are fine, but […] I decided to weave another tencel 3/1 vs. 1/3 twill, this time with a striped warp. I intended to use 5 different colors in the warp, but when I was measuring it on the warping board I didn’t like it, so changed to just 3 colors. Here it is on the loom with a medium […] I know I’m short of my stock of shawls so went for a warp of 3 rayon in a pattern I haven’t used before. I’m not positive I’ll use this pattern again, either. We’ll see how it goes. The pattern is an 8harness advancing squares pattern, so I wove it on my Mac. We’re friends […] Let’s start with the good news. I ordered and received some really lovely 60/2 silk. Like wire (I learned this when I was making jewelry), the higher the number the thinner the thread, so 60/2 is really fine. For comparison purposes, most of the rayon that I work with is 8/2 and has about […] I’m really happy with my last batch of 4 scarves. I tried some more color blending, and it worked perfectly. Four colors of tencel for the warp – royal purple, lavender, cornflower, & seafoam. Another four colors for weft, one per scarf. The draft was an extended Ms & Ws. First I used a navy […] |
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