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| Colonial-Patterned Double Weave |
Does this happen to you? A pressing goal in one area of life
causes neglect in another? That is how blogging slipped to a lower priority. I
may not be the first to think of it, but “Back-Blogged” is how I feel. The
demands of gardening during an unusually early spring, the possibility of a
cross-county move with necessary reduction of accumulated stuff, and a rug
design request/challenge from our son and daughter-in-law have kept me hopping.
Life is never boring.
Contemplating the move has been particularly
worrisome but also exhilarating. I find myself looking around the studio at
my “stash”. Space is at a premium and I have squirreled away far too
much yarn and equipment for comfort. My studio is actually rather a small room,
about 10’ x 12.5’. And you know how it is with available space – easily filled.
I’m afraid there are tough decisions ahead for this weaver. On the positive
side, the move may not happen right away. Panic has not vanished; it has simply
been delayed.
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| Second group of Colonial-Patterned Double Weave coasters |
In the mean time weaving continues. Here are a few snaps of
my second Colonial-Patterned Double Weave exploration. With this warp my goals
included:
1.
To weave slightly larger coasters
2.
To develop my own design using the “Colonial”
technique
3.
To avoid “opposite colored” hems while
maintaining tube structure
4.
To further explore color interlacements
5.
To improve my beat to weave “squared up”
overshot patterning.
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| Left - Warp and Weft colors alike Right - Brighter red used as weft, improved selvedge using floaters |
Draft #64, “Queen Anne’s Lace” from Weaving Designs by Bertha Gray Hayes: Miniature Overshot Patterns inspired the
threading draft from which I formulated three threadling variations. I added two
repeats of straight twill at each selvedge and included floating selvedges. The
resulting pieces are a bit on the large side for coasters. Other than that,
they are a success. Using slightly brighter colored wefts produced interesting
effects.
Weaving this warp was lots of fun and bears further exploration. This structure would make wonderful placemats.
Warp On/Weave Off,
RepWeaver
Warp On/Weave Off,
RepWeaver
