An exercise in using up cotton thread and exploring weave patterns.
Look at all the empty cones!
A mishap caused by not checking all threads. See how the green is puckering; its not actually cotton. When I did the burn test on a thread it went phewt and a ball of plastic was left on the bench. Lovely if using a tea towel near a gas stove!
I wound some new warp in a darker green cotton, tied it to the old threads and pulled them through the reed and heddles and weighted them at the back of the loom.
The warp is a 5 end extended advancing twill and most wefts were woven with two shuttles.
I played in my software, turning half the tie up or turning half the treadling or cycling half the treadling or a combination thereof.
Some blended the stripes, some lines not so easy to follow. The camera had trouble focusing.
This one below looks a bit like argyle and I like the border.
Ummmm. Rather un-Dianne colors? Or New Dianne colors??
ReplyDeleteMother of invention to use up yarn. But I do rathed like them if not my usual!
DeleteI know the feeling, both of them. Them one's preferences start to change, too.
DeleteI love the fact that you are brave....it's so easy to fall into using the same tried and true patterns; kudos for trying something new!
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