{"id":5084,"date":"2014-02-09T20:48:42","date_gmt":"2014-02-10T01:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/?p=5084"},"modified":"2014-02-09T20:48:42","modified_gmt":"2014-02-10T01:48:42","slug":"color-blocking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2014\/02\/color-blocking\/","title":{"rendered":"Color Blocking"},"content":{"rendered":"

I admit it. I’m a Project Runway junkie. Whether it it’s the original, Project Runway All Stars, or now Project Runway: Under the Gunn, I’m at my TV to watch it. It’s not uncommon to see some variation on color blocking in the designs. <\/p>\n

Although that wasn’t what was in my mind when I started this scarf, once I got about 10″ into the weaving, that’s sure what it reminded me of.<\/p>\n

\"color<\/a><\/p>\n

This is a 10\/2 cotton warp with an 8\/2 rayon weft, woven in a straight draw. I’m clearly not done exploring the clasped weft technique yet. It’s also clear to me that unless I’m using rayon chenille, I prefer a 2\/2 twill over the plain weave that’s needed with the chenille. I think it shows off the colors much better.<\/p>\n

I wasn’t sure what I’d think of the finished product as I was weaving it, and in fact thought I wanted at least one more color in the scarf but didn’t have the ‘right’ one. I am fond of the finished scarf, though. I plan to do some more color blocking, both with chenille and other fibers. <\/p>\n

Because I didn’t know if I’d like it, I didn’t want to weave the second scarf on the warp similarly. I tried something different – color bars.<\/p>\n

\"clasped<\/a><\/p>\n

I like this concept, but would definitely prefer it with a black warp. This scarf required me to cut and add a new color after every 8 picks – even more time consuming than other clasped weft designs I’ve done. I thought the bars should have been wider – more like 16 picks – but I didn’t figure that out till I was this far along. I didn’t want to spend all the time weaving something that would just be ok, and since it was just a cotton warp, I decided to cut my losses and cut off the warp. There’s enough length on there to weave a towel or two, and maybe I will, but maybe I’ll just let it go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I admit it. I’m a Project Runway junkie. Whether it it’s the original, Project Runway All Stars, or now Project Runway: Under the Gunn, I’m at my TV to watch it. It’s not uncommon to see some variation on color blocking in the designs. <\/p>\n

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