D’ya know what this means?
It means I finally reached the end of the warp. It has unwound as far as it can. Which means…
Chop chop!
And pulling the warp out of the heddles and reed.
Then I had to decide how to finish the ends. Knot or twisted fringe? I tried a bit of both.
And decided that I like the mass of undiluted rainbow colour emerging from the twill weave. A twisted fringe would mingle the colours. So knots it was.
I have still to wet finish, but it won’t make a big difference to the look of it. The fabric came out a bit denser than I planned, so I won’t want to make it more so by felting it.
I’m pretty chuffed with it. There are some mistakes where one of the yarns was too thick and sticky to form clean sheds, but I decided not to unweave and fix them. It’s a test piece, really. But a test piece that I love – and I can’t believe something that looks so sophisticated was so easy!
Oh that’s gorgeous. You weavers are so clever!
Thank you! Really it’s not that hard – the loom does most of the work.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, this is amazing! Is there anything you cant do? 🙂
Now, to work out how to sneak it into my bag and run!
The colors really pop. Beautiful.
A small mistake or imperfection in your case is OK. There is a Native American saying (I’ll have to look it up for the exact wording) that says if you make something perfect you’ll you will anger God, for he is the only one who can make things perfect. Besides this gives it character. At least that’s what I tell myself. And this doesn’t always keep me from frogging something all the way down to an inch from the cast on.
trudi that is so gorgeous. you have inspired me to get my loom out! Just to find the time to put it together would be nice LOL
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What a beautiful blanket. I love all those colors you used too.
I love it. Makes me want to go out and get a loom myself, but I know I don’t have the time (or money) now. It will have to wait until next year, I think.
Oh that is just gorgeous!! I love how you’ve done it zigzaggy (I’m pretty sure that’s not the technical term for it, but I hope you know what I mean!). It’s fantastic!
That is a lovely blanket, Trudi, considering you were only on a test! Looks great, and I’m sure you’ll love using it.
Wow! What a beautiful rug – very very gorgeous and you are very clever :>