back to weaving

it feels so-o good to be back, working in the studio

over the door “The President” clematis is a welcoming sight

I’ve been working on the warp for three days

using many tricks learned over 40+ years plus a couple new ones

was beginning to wonder if I’d forgotten how to weave – but it all came back

this morning I decided I couldn’t have tea and cookies until the weaving was back on track

bribery works!

I love this pattern and have woven it many times

but it uses eleven harnesses and there are many places to make a mistake when designing and warping

it is sett at 22 ends per inch – epi – and is threaded in a 12 dent reed

in a repeating pattern of 2 threads, 2 threads, and 1 thread

during the weaving process the warp threads look streaky which makes it difficult to see mistakes

a good washing after finishing and it is o.k. but that is too late to catch the mistakes

looking along the width of the weaving is the best way to check for mistakes

the colour challenge for June – purple – is finishedside one

and side two – the texture from the stitching feels very nice

I found purple difficult to work with – what is a true, secondary colour purple?

it always seems to be too blue or too red – and I didn’t have a lot of any in the stash

in good company with “The President” – here is more purple in the garden Siberian irises are magnificent

this rhododendron grows above the roof

the bees can’t get enough of the French lavender

and the humble chives bloom on

now back to the studio