{"id":2779,"date":"2011-04-24T14:47:21","date_gmt":"2011-04-24T19:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/?p=2779"},"modified":"2011-04-24T14:47:21","modified_gmt":"2011-04-24T19:47:21","slug":"hearts-hearts-and-more-hearts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2011\/04\/hearts-hearts-and-more-hearts\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearts, Hearts, and More Hearts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After I finished making those 4 lovely heart patterned <a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2011\/04\/handwoven-hearts-baby-blankets-p2\/\" target=\"_blank\">handwoven baby blankets<\/a>, there was a still a bunch of warp left on the loom.  I thought I had enough length to make two table runners, side by side.  I didn&#8217;t want just plain hearts, so I varied the treadling a little and made hearts that were right side up and upside down.<a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/heart-runners.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2780\" title=\"handwoven-heart-runners\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/heart-runners.jpg\" alt=\"handwoven heart table runners\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/heart-runners.jpg 450w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/heart-runners-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/heart-runners-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/heart-runners-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As it turns out, three assumptions I made about these runners were wrong.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I don&#8217;t like the modified hearts as well as I liked the original pattern.<\/li>\n<li>I didn&#8217;t have as much length on that warp as I thought. \u00c2\u00a0I wove right to the end, and, once hemmed, these &#8216;runners&#8217; will only be 22&#8243; long. \u00c2\u00a0Hardly runners at all.<\/li>\n<li>I thought it would be efficient to weave two runners side by side. \u00c2\u00a0WRONG!!! \u00c2\u00a0There&#8217;s no doubt in my mind that I could have woven two runners one after the other much more quickly than I could weave the two next to each other. \u00c2\u00a0Part of that was because I was constantly picking up and putting down a shuttle, but part of it was also because I had difficulty paying attention to 4 selvedges at once, forcing me to go more slowly. \u00c2\u00a0And they&#8217;re still not up to my usual quality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>C&#8217;est la vie. \u00c2\u00a0Live and learn.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, I did like those little hearts, and thought they&#8217;d make sweet bookmarks. \u00c2\u00a0So I measured more threads &amp; warped the loom up to do a dozen or so bookmarks while I still had the treadles tied up as I needed them and was in the treadling pattern with my feet. \u00c2\u00a0 Simple, right?<\/p>\n<p>NOT!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d just woven over 200&#8243; of these hearts, and knew just how I&#8217;d moved my feet and my hands, just how tight I&#8217;d made the warp, just how hard I&#8217;d packed in the weft. \u00c2\u00a0But nothing was right on the bookmarks. \u00c2\u00a0Now matter how lightly I beat, the threads packed in too much. \u00c2\u00a0The pattern was very foreshortened, and not at all what I wanted.<\/p>\n<p>I went to the ever-helpful and skilled folks who log onto\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/weavolution.com\" target=\"_blank\">Weavolution<\/a> regularly, and got some helpful information &amp; suggestions. \u00c2\u00a0For these bookmarks I ended up simply using a bit heavier weft yarn, including some of the leftover carpet warp from last weekend&#8217;s\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2011\/04\/doubleweave-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\">doubleweave workshop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/heart-bookmarks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2781\" title=\"heart-bookmarks\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/heart-bookmarks.jpg\" alt=\"handwoven heart bookmarks\" width=\"274\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/heart-bookmarks.jpg 274w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/heart-bookmarks-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/heart-bookmarks-91x150.jpg 91w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I got them all woven up and off the loom this morning. \u00c2\u00a014 bookmarks in all, in a variety of colors. \u00c2\u00a0I think people will like them at my shows this season. \u00c2\u00a0Plus, now I know how to plan better for next time I&#8217;m doing a warp this narrow. \u00c2\u00a0 Setting the warp threads much closer together should solve the problem.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/bookmarks-done.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2782\" title=\"bookmarks-done\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/bookmarks-done.jpg\" alt=\"completed handwoven hearts bookmarks\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/bookmarks-done.jpg 450w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/bookmarks-done-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/bookmarks-done-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/bookmarks-done-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On to my next project &#8211; some of those luscious variegated cotton flannel baby blankets, using the doublewidth technique.<\/p>\n<p>Hope you&#8217;re enjoying the spring holiday!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After I finished making those 4 lovely heart patterned handwoven baby blankets, there was a still a bunch of warp left on the loom. 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