beginnings
oh Joy! – signs of Spring
a new warp – on the backstrap loom
Sarah Swett mentioned linsey-woolsey in a post
(and look at her fantastic paper yarn cut from coffee filters)
linsey-woolsey is plain or twill weave using linen warp and wool weft
it was popular in colonial America before wool was plentiful
it must have been uncomfortable to wear – I want to see how it washes
both yarns are handspun, 2 ply – hemp warp and Icelandic/silk weft
it still took me a couple of hours to get the warp on and the tension even
can you see the weaving problem already starting?
if you wiggle or move even an inch – to sneeze or reach the scissors, the coffee etc. the entire warp moves with you
and I’m not beating on a straight horizontal, hopefully I will improve
on the floor loom
bleached linen warp with a stripe of European hemp – it is a lovely silver colour
can you see the colour change at the bottom – weft starting with linen and changing to shifu
with an 11 harness twill pattern – and another 2 harnesses for a plain weave selvedge
I’m much better at this than the backstrap plain weave
it is going to keep me busy for some time
Isn’t it interesting how much more difficult the “simple” weaving is?!
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Kerry – good thing I didn’t start weaving on a backstrap or I might never have continued.
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