This time of year is always complicated but this
particular year has been even more so than usual.
Since Thanksgiving we have
had a week of hardwood flooring repairs and installation. Then Swedish finish
fumes sent us out of the house for several days. During that process, our
garage-door opener quit working. At 22 years old, it wasn’t a huge surprise but
the timing was not optimal. To top it all off, this week I was called to Jury Duty. Fear
of a prolonged Christmastime trial evaporated yesterday when I finished my
service without being chosen for a pool, much less a jury. Hooray! Finally, it’s back
to waffling.
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| Front and Reverse of Waffle Sample #5 Small swatches on top Variegated threads make great details on front and reverse sides. |
Here is the final sample for this year’s Christmas
towels. For this one I used natural and dark teal 16/2 cotton sett at 35 e.p.i. The variegated
highlight is 10/2 perle, which was a bit too heavy. The difference made each
little cell slightly rectangular. Even so the cloth is light, colorful and
textural – a happy result.
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| One swatch - Two pieces Left: Machine washed and dried Right: As it came from the loom |
My first weaving teacher, Barbara Doyon, suggested weaving a short sample at the beginning of each warp. Once off the loom, the sample is cut into two equal pieces warp-wise. One is finished, the other left as is. Kept together with written weaving notes, they record valuable information about yarns, structure, shrinkage, etc. I have been a weaver for many years and this is the first time I have followed Barbara's advice. Silly me!
Now I think I am ready to tackle my Christmas towels.
Warp
On/Weave Off,
RepWeaver
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| Side by Side Swatches, detail The little dots of color peeking out from the center of each waffle cell make me happy. |
