{"id":7489,"date":"2016-05-06T08:20:11","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T13:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/?p=7489"},"modified":"2016-05-05T15:30:42","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T20:30:42","slug":"glam-shots-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2016\/05\/glam-shots-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Glam shots"},"content":{"rendered":"

This morning I pressed the hand painted silk scarves and the sample for the COE. (Realized after I’d put away the iron and ironing board that I haven’t yet pressed those cotton & linen towels. Next time.)<\/p>\n

I tried a variety of locations and layouts to photograph things outside in the shady natural light. Mostly it was too breezy, but even when I managed to get a shot that had only a little movement in it, I didn’t think it showed off the scarves very well. So back into the studio I went, laying them out individually on the floor and taking my photos. It was sometimes a challenge to keep Jack from photo bombing. I decided to let him on the COE sample but had to keep him away from the silk.<\/p>\n

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I am HAPPY! The first time<\/a> I wove a sample I had to weave it three times to make it acceptable. The second time I had to weave the sample twice to get it right. This time I go it right – that is, with the squares actually square – on my first time!<\/p>\n

I’m going to weave off the rest of the warp for a towel. It will both lighter weight and narrower than I usually make a towel. It will work for my kitchen or for a gift, but I won’t sell it.<\/p>\n

On to the glam shots. First up are the hand painted rayon scarves I wove in March<\/a> but never posted. I’ll start with my least favorite and work to the one I like the best. All are woven in twill blocks with different treadling patterns.<\/p>\n

Way too dark for me is the purple weft. I also don’t like the treadling in this one. I used a similar treadling pattern with the silk hand painted scarves<\/a> I did last time and really liked it, but now, not. I also don’t like how long the color changes are in this scarf.<\/p>\n

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Way too bright for me is a very bright peacock blue weft. The color changes are way too long again. The consistency of the squares is somewhat pleasing, but not the look I like best.<\/p>\n

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Rather like Goldilocks, I find this scarf just right.<\/em> I love the periwinkle weft, am ok with the length of the color changes, and like the treadling.<\/p>\n

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Now for the silks. This is the first warp dyed in my second session, when I had a better handle on how frequently to transition the colors. I like each of these scarves for different reasons. <\/p>\n

First up is the celery cashmere-silk weft. I like it much better up close than at a distance. I’m not crazy about the places where I used two colors in one section, but it’s interesting.<\/p>\n

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Next up is the light blue silk weft. First a close up, just ‘cuz I love it.<\/p>\n

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And now for the whole scarf. Subtle, but quite nice.<\/p>\n

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Finally, the royal purple rayon weft. You saw a closeup in the last post, so I won’t give you another here, just the whole scarf.<\/p>\n

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Hmmmm…..what will I weave next? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This morning I pressed the hand painted silk scarves and the sample for the COE. (Realized after I’d put away the iron and ironing board that I haven’t yet pressed those cotton & linen towels. Next time.)<\/p>\n

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