a comedy of errors

there is absolutely nothing funny about it

it is a wise weaver who knows when to quit

can you see all those crazy threads – starting at the far right selvedge

those first few inches of well-behaved warp threads were just teasing

this wasn’t the start of the problem

oh no! – it was THE END

I chopped it off when all the fishing weights were in use

32 inches of nice crisp rustic linen

the brown pattern threads are paper yarn (shifu) dyed with kakishibu

the blue is handspun, recycled, blue jeans fibre

can you see the tripled warp threads

well they were the start of my problems

it took some careful mathematical calculations to work out the number of warp threads required

and I made a BIG mistake – the overall width was almost twice what I planned

then – the pattern was from “Weave a Weave” by Marlin Selander

and it didn’t work!

yes folks, I know it is a Swedish pattern and I have to make adjustments

so on to Fiberworks and find something that does work

looks almost like the picture in the book

a celebration was required

not for a job well done, but for a decision made

a wee drop of sake in a new cup by Kinichi Shigeno

while watching a new DVD – feeling blue again

now it is off to try tying on the linen  and weave a bit more – fingers crossed!