moving on

this is the last Boulevard sample

but not the end of the weave structure

it has great possibilities

the colours are reversed on the two sides

(and are very difficult to photograph)

turning the draft and using 9 shafts/harnesses

 plus two for plain weave stripes

created three pattern blocks to play with

 it becomes a one shuttle weave – so the weaving goes quickly

perhaps too quickly – because once again I’m asking “what’s next”?

 separating the coloured warp threads makes a nice twisted fringe

still struggling with “weaver’s block”

this little book is full of good advice –  if you can get past the cover

click to enlarge and read the quote on the right

so far I’ve resisted embroidering pot holders

maybe later!

meanwhile, I’ve been going through years of old binders full of design ideas, drawdowns and workshop samples

some of those old ideas are still relevant and a few went into the recycle bin

still working with yarns from the stash

it is getting smaller – not a good selection of blues left

which makes the challenge even more challenging

oh well, off to wash the kitchen floor.