tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260554632024-03-18T07:39:31.350-05:00Leigh's Fiber JournalLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger579125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-40441648229976706002024-03-18T07:36:00.001-05:002024-03-18T07:36:03.976-05:00Hold-ups on Starting Weaving & A Change of Plan<p>Argh! Sloppy mistakes are the hold-up. Firstly, I discovered warp thread counting errors. Of the purple warp section, I only had 86 of the required 96 ends. Of the green I had 10 extra ends, and of the navy, 4 extra. And these were even with marking off my warp in bundles of ten as I measured it on the warping board. I blame cats for this. I have two that are very <strike>nagging</strike> demanding when it comes to their personal needs. Fortunately, the shortage was in the first section, so I could just added 10 more ends at the edge of the warp. Unfortunately, it meant re-threading the heddles for the entire section. Where I had extra warp ends, I could just set them aside. But I had to re-sley to fill in the gaps. </p><p>Next, I discovered sleying errors as I threaded the heddles. One was a skipped dent, the second was a doubled dent. For these, I'm blaming my glasses. Bifocals are good for some things, but for others they are a nuisance. Better lighting and a different chair helped here.</p><p>Then I found a threading error. I was surprised at this because I thread in sections and check the threading before moving on the the next section. It was because of those extra navy warp threads that I discovered this error. I re-checked my threading as I counted ends and discovered the error. This one must have been due to a distraction, although what that was, I can't recall. Either cats or husband, but it was caught and fixed before I started weaving!</p><p>All of these were frustrating because they were avoidable, but I managed them anyway. Finally, I'm ready to tie and tension the warp.</p><p>Of course, as I work I think. I had to decide about what to use for my tabby weft, and settled on using the warp colors for the tabby too, rotating the color with each motif section. In thinking about how it would look, I tried to conquer the math. I have five warp colors and three pattern weft colors. So five tabby colors would add some interesting color play. When I diagrammed it, it looked like this . . . </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxzNdMmUahOU2OR4c2LGxoQFvufbFSuL1HR0Z3LjVhyphenhyphencAqnN_JOizlIrUcVM1N-xvG0_sAP-0kfqRfPvqNmMt0XlSNHifdtoQXG9HpA7sxDjqFLSMJe8NLIXMOSn7UcSu4jRZMeBuupINe2SXEcNZpMlSj_VUWBniXGRr0EM0WZX_6JYz0fAJ/s700/MMA_cottage-windows_color-diagram.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="700" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxzNdMmUahOU2OR4c2LGxoQFvufbFSuL1HR0Z3LjVhyphenhyphencAqnN_JOizlIrUcVM1N-xvG0_sAP-0kfqRfPvqNmMt0XlSNHifdtoQXG9HpA7sxDjqFLSMJe8NLIXMOSn7UcSu4jRZMeBuupINe2SXEcNZpMlSj_VUWBniXGRr0EM0WZX_6JYz0fAJ/w400-h370/MMA_cottage-windows_color-diagram.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">click to enlarge</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The nutshell version is that by rotating through my pattern and tabby weft colors, I could get 15 rows of my window motif before the color combinations would repeat. And this got me thinking about weaving dishtowels. I could weave two dishtowels, each with its own color variations. Or, I could weave something else. </p><p>I decided I want to weave through the entire 15 color sections, which means I'll probably start calling this a table runner instead of dishtowels. I have enough warp measured out to do this, and I find this idea much more fascinating that my original plan.</p><p>In the end, this project is as much about color exploration as it is trying out crackle on opposites. But then, all my projects boil down to that. Color is always the factor that fascinates me and keeps my interest. How it blends and how it can be manipulated presents the most interesting experimentation. </p><p>Hopefully, there will be no more delays, and I'll have some weaving to show you soon.</p><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/hold-ups-on-starting-weaving-change-of.html" target="_blank">Hold-ups on Starting Weaving & A Change of Plan</a> </div><div>© March 2024 by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254">Leigh</a> at <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/">Leigh's Fiber Journal</a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Related posts:</div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/crackle-on-opposites.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Crackle On Opposites</a></div></div></blockquote></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/im-stuck-in-color-rut.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">I'm Stuck in a Color Rut</a> </div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-winning-color-combination-is.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">The Winning Color Combination Is . . . </a><span style="text-align: center;"> </span> </div></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-64786488298500431192024-03-14T07:39:00.003-05:002024-03-18T07:38:58.215-05:00The Winning Color Combination Is . . . Of the seven possible color combinations I showed you in my <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/im-stuck-in-color-rut.html" target="_blank">I'm Stuck in a Color Rut</a> post, the winner is . . . . . . . . . . . . . None of the above! <div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9ncOvA0GqChYhgU4TQS9Juqlp-y4qmFc-h6bZdgdsqsCi1xSlA27sVs09RvEQMFsVqQ6NPYG1f9OYqaDSdW09XtUlledP4tSdYRmTcvGBCIQ0kh5ZCFDq09Q2h7gT2zxAVOgcWFKMNXrLMfLZb6sb5qKyvewjZLJBC12T-V64rNkt-fJ2ZBQ/s450/Cottage-Windows_yarn_colors.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9ncOvA0GqChYhgU4TQS9Juqlp-y4qmFc-h6bZdgdsqsCi1xSlA27sVs09RvEQMFsVqQ6NPYG1f9OYqaDSdW09XtUlledP4tSdYRmTcvGBCIQ0kh5ZCFDq09Q2h7gT2zxAVOgcWFKMNXrLMfLZb6sb5qKyvewjZLJBC12T-V64rNkt-fJ2ZBQ/s16000/Cottage-Windows_yarn_colors.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Warp: burgundy, royal blue, purple, forest green, navy blue<br />Weft: light turquoise, marigold, and warm pink</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I finally settled on five warp colors because when I worked on warp color arrangement in my notebook, I calculated five warp sections for the desired width and decided I wanted each one a different color. The is mostly because whenever I think of color sections, I think of color sequences. Three colors for five warp sections meant two colors would be repeated and one used only once. Rather than try to figure out which is which, I decided on a separate color for each. In keeping with my idea to use darker colors for the warp, what you see in the photo were my best options. </div><div><br /></div><div>The three lighter colors will be for pattern weft, and I like the way these rotate. The blocks for the windows alternate, so my exact color repeat for the weft will be every six sections. I know that doesn't make sense, so I'm going to toss this screenshot up, which I doubt will help. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZX3PjafM_k4BnmoIz_2PcQYB3odPylz84lB6F_Z5UfiSunHTzTZtlxUcy5ALC3oMIUSq6VM6zZ0j3zFzSNliE2RNyDT20h1CokSy-A-ZdFkOVm7I1vteaq7l4_fc1NCqjD_hBC8bsxr3fveXUgzpT_9bUWWRvif38eKvOrE53IpHoJ_KFjqwj/s1445/multi-color-cottage-windows.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="1445" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZX3PjafM_k4BnmoIz_2PcQYB3odPylz84lB6F_Z5UfiSunHTzTZtlxUcy5ALC3oMIUSq6VM6zZ0j3zFzSNliE2RNyDT20h1CokSy-A-ZdFkOVm7I1vteaq7l4_fc1NCqjD_hBC8bsxr3fveXUgzpT_9bUWWRvif38eKvOrE53IpHoJ_KFjqwj/w400-h258/multi-color-cottage-windows.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click to enlarge. For some reason, screenshots of <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/09/weaving-software-that-runs-on-wine.html" target="_blank">WeaveDesign</a><br />screens are always pale. Darkening them just changes the colors.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>That's basically one color repeat. Every repeat of a new weft color alternates the colors of the windows and background. </div><div><br /></div><div>Okay. Enough nonsensical rambling. Hopefully, I'll have some weaving to show you soon. I'm slow getting the loom warped because the days are so lovely and there are so many seasonal chores to do. I always get in some time at the loom after dinner though. </div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-winning-color-combination-is.html" target="_blank">The Winning Color Combination Is . . . </a> </div><div>© Mar 2024 by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254">Leigh</a> at <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/">Leigh's Fiber Journal</a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Related posts:</div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/crackle-on-opposites.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Crackle On Opposites</a></div></div></blockquote></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/im-stuck-in-color-rut.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">I'm Stuck in a Color Rut</a> </div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/hold-ups-on-starting-weaving-change-of.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Hold-ups on Starting Weaving & A Change of Plan</a> </div></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-59579138879549472862024-03-10T07:56:00.004-05:002024-03-18T07:37:45.054-05:00I'm Stuck in a Color RutI ended <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/crackle-on-opposites.html" target="_blank">my last blog post</a> by mentioning that yarn and color selection for my crackle on-opposites dishtowels was the next step. Yesterday was rainy, so I spent it arranging and rearranging cones of yarn in search of an appealing color combination. For yarn size, I'm thinking 10/2 for warp and tabby, and 10/2 doubled for pattern weft. I'm working with this motif . . .<div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD35yh-iHGEv0cm5sGuZmTP91KwqsUpBed8FKNn1wxAEQMGihCtOdQ23zd7INqscuylaW2b9t1LJUu2UJZ4HvKtoeTmsgJMjLcf8chTP5nMAeNgOY6YLzKznPvinmSYtukQPP0U8FZ_4oyn3eG_uDUo4sEkwAWIWQcdXW-uf97e3lNMkOESBwh/s350/window-pattern.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="350" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD35yh-iHGEv0cm5sGuZmTP91KwqsUpBed8FKNn1wxAEQMGihCtOdQ23zd7INqscuylaW2b9t1LJUu2UJZ4HvKtoeTmsgJMjLcf8chTP5nMAeNgOY6YLzKznPvinmSYtukQPP0U8FZ_4oyn3eG_uDUo4sEkwAWIWQcdXW-uf97e3lNMkOESBwh/s320/window-pattern.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Details for this pattern can be found <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/crackle-on-opposites.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">I'm thinking I can best achieve a consistent contrast by using darker colors for the warp and lighter colors for the pattern weft. The challenge is that I don't have a large selection of 10/2 cotton yarns, so I'm having trouble trying to figure out a good color scheme with what I've got.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The first colors I grabbed were these . . .</p><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXksbvzWq_gLYANm-tCFHpxbURI_h-pjmUaspyLa-SHIA7N6b_wSWTkmCLwTLDX0U0mTeNPPjxoWMOEcBAAj7200PpBAOGb7Gv4Y2e9lpAhd3RB9Oq1h-YVg3RJE6j2WRmkw07vvqDClOJFLsHuF3EZXXo5IY2DoxYUWEftx-diKw_gc9iYaV/s450/crackle-dishtowels-colors1.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXksbvzWq_gLYANm-tCFHpxbURI_h-pjmUaspyLa-SHIA7N6b_wSWTkmCLwTLDX0U0mTeNPPjxoWMOEcBAAj7200PpBAOGb7Gv4Y2e9lpAhd3RB9Oq1h-YVg3RJE6j2WRmkw07vvqDClOJFLsHuF3EZXXo5IY2DoxYUWEftx-diKw_gc9iYaV/s16000/crackle-dishtowels-colors1.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">navy, dark green, and dark gray for warp<br /> royal, light turquoise and light blue for weft</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>As I arranged them on the table I realized that these are always the first colors I go for. I realized that they are almost always my preference. I realized I'm stuck in a color rut. </div><div><br /></div><div>So I selected another combination.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqXzBnbLmspXLtms7v6Kzk3aIzut5VBDArGNlB-ARWPz2y0OE-xHUCrqx4Jb60GSL99JQrx3t7tk_TrzD8OqxR4RSlafzhQicn-uQlbaIcyz7RFXMnE56hHfbtTIPkJerxCnkEcizVjSFsD0s2C9EYXe0Nl6NgVZeUcfCuvWmkKopC-KD6GlF/s450/crackle-dishtowels-colors2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="203" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqXzBnbLmspXLtms7v6Kzk3aIzut5VBDArGNlB-ARWPz2y0OE-xHUCrqx4Jb60GSL99JQrx3t7tk_TrzD8OqxR4RSlafzhQicn-uQlbaIcyz7RFXMnE56hHfbtTIPkJerxCnkEcizVjSFsD0s2C9EYXe0Nl6NgVZeUcfCuvWmkKopC-KD6GlF/s16000/crackle-dishtowels-colors2.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">warp: purple and royal blue<br />weft: light blue and pink</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">Meh. I'd really like to go for three dark and three light, but I don't have much other selection than these for darker blues and purple.</p><div>Maybe this . . .</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQqNQgM5M0_IdU4ilRpCokVpFCvK_l019KD6HJnVVPoFVmbvhJBay1n-4nWOfQMDCj1m-f98ZXvy8PVRn2Rg5c0pAn8ayyIEKYFTDiV9Z_ZWCjtLNZwqOnDjBCvXlqFqI5xlkZx5duK2GLkqF456Ak2Cs5J_QLP3Qml0W12_MgliXcj36aH2v/s450/crackle-dishtowels-colors7.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="321" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQqNQgM5M0_IdU4ilRpCokVpFCvK_l019KD6HJnVVPoFVmbvhJBay1n-4nWOfQMDCj1m-f98ZXvy8PVRn2Rg5c0pAn8ayyIEKYFTDiV9Z_ZWCjtLNZwqOnDjBCvXlqFqI5xlkZx5duK2GLkqF456Ak2Cs5J_QLP3Qml0W12_MgliXcj36aH2v/s16000/crackle-dishtowels-colors7.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple plus royal and navy blue for warp<br />Two pinks and light blue for weft</td></tr></tbody></table>Or . . .<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSp_fXyYj_4rMFtMxSv8luuR6GDBRWC37gsFyNiVOfO8AMrRj_fJMv9AXpWYEqVYL-XoB2ubwmw8yAB4MM5Zdz_yM-pOl-7Zq1HQNOGYwXK3bx8jhaGw28YELX75nagus9zXKC1qcXiCk_lMfyPtk8ZXdqcXlG5JfTmtjO3XJXd8BFp7hDEOp/s450/crackle-dishtowels-colors6.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSp_fXyYj_4rMFtMxSv8luuR6GDBRWC37gsFyNiVOfO8AMrRj_fJMv9AXpWYEqVYL-XoB2ubwmw8yAB4MM5Zdz_yM-pOl-7Zq1HQNOGYwXK3bx8jhaGw28YELX75nagus9zXKC1qcXiCk_lMfyPtk8ZXdqcXlG5JfTmtjO3XJXd8BFp7hDEOp/s16000/crackle-dishtowels-colors6.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Navy and wine for warp, taupe, light, and medium pink for weft</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">Maybe something a little bolder?</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzC1VzhAVF-CxoXgTSsfs5-h-qPdDhzlL-URmbpHHKrJ34Y4xIuV02gGU2HOm-CCgjKSzsS2Dp27vuRoBXpA3ISskRHXMKXWEwAZ9xJvWOCqprUix67__-cHBAJ5TrjBWYvovsWY8QTQrFCsAjspFt7LYLVwvt0jI9CYz6V3n2ulpRuDDKPo6K/s450/crackle-dishtowels-colors3.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="287" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzC1VzhAVF-CxoXgTSsfs5-h-qPdDhzlL-URmbpHHKrJ34Y4xIuV02gGU2HOm-CCgjKSzsS2Dp27vuRoBXpA3ISskRHXMKXWEwAZ9xJvWOCqprUix67__-cHBAJ5TrjBWYvovsWY8QTQrFCsAjspFt7LYLVwvt0jI9CYz6V3n2ulpRuDDKPo6K/s16000/crackle-dishtowels-colors3.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Burgundy, navy and green for warp colors.<br />Light blue, goldenrod, and gold for weft.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">Hmm. Different for me, but I kinda like it. What about swapping out the orangey-gold for taupe?</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7rLzVMscEQv8376Pmra5IBKZY8sBelF4v8vuM-49JqwbOHGxVbvjSWjtEAWrWD2Gv8urisnEL8QLHDpacF0epcqB8vkZfVipycbixVxK1nduM9Svu66KWq2HiVVysCip1yD0CNorb2z1Stq2iQtyowambCPUeXBwFmQbrkpUrve5Fo75TMRW/s450/crackle-dishtowels-colors4.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7rLzVMscEQv8376Pmra5IBKZY8sBelF4v8vuM-49JqwbOHGxVbvjSWjtEAWrWD2Gv8urisnEL8QLHDpacF0epcqB8vkZfVipycbixVxK1nduM9Svu66KWq2HiVVysCip1yD0CNorb2z1Stq2iQtyowambCPUeXBwFmQbrkpUrve5Fo75TMRW/s16000/crackle-dishtowels-colors4.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Burgundy, navy and green for warp<br />Light blue, goldenrod, and taupe for weft.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">Another swap . . .</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzSQbOijC5HbRyksCTyuIA8jAo6na_vhjH65YX-USvYBzaIW327BWrf2sxPrCmZjK5UnNcjvXRHwEwFGBGXDrxoY5frtDkms-89xp9ushlnflnEw11GW-Q9Bc3Fif1qH_g-zpiq1MkUapavMseh5QGHzWywDPLGy8s0cdjtBj6kCtOIVTJIN1/s450/crackle-dishtowels-colors8.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzSQbOijC5HbRyksCTyuIA8jAo6na_vhjH65YX-USvYBzaIW327BWrf2sxPrCmZjK5UnNcjvXRHwEwFGBGXDrxoY5frtDkms-89xp9ushlnflnEw11GW-Q9Bc3Fif1qH_g-zpiq1MkUapavMseh5QGHzWywDPLGy8s0cdjtBj6kCtOIVTJIN1/s16000/crackle-dishtowels-colors8.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Burgundy, green, and navy for warp<br />Light turquoise, marigold, and orange-gold for weft</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">That's pretty much the extent of my 10/2s stash, and I'm still undecided. I guess the question is, how daring do I want to be?</p><div style="text-align: center;"><div><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/im-stuck-in-color-rut.html" target="_blank">I'm Stuck in a Color Rut</a> © March 2024</div><div>by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254">Leigh</a> at <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/">Leigh's Fiber Journal</a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Related posts:</div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/crackle-on-opposites.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Crackle On Opposites</a></div></div></blockquote></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-winning-color-combination-is.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">The Winning Color Combination Is . . . </a> </div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/hold-ups-on-starting-weaving-change-of.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Hold-ups on Starting Weaving & A Change of Plan</a> </div></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-27062539681150617232024-03-08T13:40:00.005-05:002024-03-18T07:38:08.380-05:00Crackle On OppositesWhile I'm working on collecting more <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/bathroom-rug-how-many-t-shirts-will-i.html" target="_blank">t-shirts for my bathroom rag rug</a>, I've been thinking about something to work on in the meantime. I found this idea in Harriet Tidball's <i><a href="https://amzn.to/49Hne5w" target="_blank">The Weaver's Book</a> . . .</i><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSI-mV_q2wLIMJMh6utq_XEdIxVH4J5BgpeZGiKdciZewVzH7OeAbJ6dx5p1cn9bBS_qi_qhtR25kFA_3ZOLEEoigjIq6ApH0b4SLuLWqcjDcWd1yWsDqCo1HMZ11AfUXKEgbI7r_gME-vJkGWuxkytUZA-4nbbFZBDX6QeXa3k2iG3vaK9bYL/s500/Tidball_draft71.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSI-mV_q2wLIMJMh6utq_XEdIxVH4J5BgpeZGiKdciZewVzH7OeAbJ6dx5p1cn9bBS_qi_qhtR25kFA_3ZOLEEoigjIq6ApH0b4SLuLWqcjDcWd1yWsDqCo1HMZ11AfUXKEgbI7r_gME-vJkGWuxkytUZA-4nbbFZBDX6QeXa3k2iG3vaK9bYL/s16000/Tidball_draft71.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>. . . and was inspired to try to work out a draft in my weaving software. I couldn't make it work for beans. I started looking through my other <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/10/crackle-weave-resources.html" target="_blank">crackle weave resources</a>, and eventually found a PDF I'd previously downloaded of <i>Practical Weaving Suggestions</i>, Vol. V, No. 2, "Notes on 'Crackle Weave'" by Mary M. Atwater. (Available <a href="https://www2.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/periodicals/pws_5_2.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.) It's a variation on her well-known "Cottage Windows" draft. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3s8AganIDZesmqXwm2JoHI_u08R0jb8N4ZtCttIgeqgmJLYLJ2atvKF6BqiPXvnxMjZHT07xLQ9d9aRQtfF86eqOE8iX1A5K8-ghf2AsYWRAgxe3-HhzrvknBrAm7B7dhkx_FQ0W3Nu_fziNAk1ONiMQJz91SnegqiAUUM9SnQAnmdElZypV/s600/Atwater_draft_variation_on_Cottage-Windows.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="600" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3s8AganIDZesmqXwm2JoHI_u08R0jb8N4ZtCttIgeqgmJLYLJ2atvKF6BqiPXvnxMjZHT07xLQ9d9aRQtfF86eqOE8iX1A5K8-ghf2AsYWRAgxe3-HhzrvknBrAm7B7dhkx_FQ0W3Nu_fziNAk1ONiMQJz91SnegqiAUUM9SnQAnmdElZypV/w400-h283/Atwater_draft_variation_on_Cottage-Windows.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click to enlarge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="text-align: center;">It is woven "on opposites," which refers to the treadling. The pattern uses opposite sets of treadles for the different blocks. In the above example, the first section is woven with treadles 2 - 3 and 1 - 2. The next section is treadled 1 - 4 (the opposite of 2 - 3) and 3 - 4 (the opposite of 1 - 2). I haven't woven crackle on opposites yet, so I'm looking forward to getting this going. It will be another one to add to my "</span><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/10/crackle-weave-manners-of-weaving.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Crackle Weave: Manners of Weaving</a><span style="text-align: center;">" page.</span></div><div><br /></div><div>This one I was able to create on <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/09/weaving-software-review-weavedreamer.html" target="_blank">WeaveDreamer</a>. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtnHfapfu0aR7prIpc95D4SrAt0q2OVmK7HxmCdtYPxeEtkXkNkSa1ZABWwfSjBV_V3y-GZGravCY9I-uvVLVkqIKYjpW-HVFKzPR3RrJ9PV1H_crlswHxMWi_M0Gz0Eh2h-5UJHba5KLh32S6fWki7FfwryNs0QVw7wyI5gKCJTjrw4DQKYu/s1000/Atwater_H1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtnHfapfu0aR7prIpc95D4SrAt0q2OVmK7HxmCdtYPxeEtkXkNkSa1ZABWwfSjBV_V3y-GZGravCY9I-uvVLVkqIKYjpW-HVFKzPR3RrJ9PV1H_crlswHxMWi_M0Gz0Eh2h-5UJHba5KLh32S6fWki7FfwryNs0QVw7wyI5gKCJTjrw4DQKYu/w400-h300/Atwater_H1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click to enlarge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>It looks squatty, doesn't it? That's because I made it showing <span style="text-align: center;">pattern weft only, i.e <i>without</i> tabby wefts. It will be woven with tabby shots, so the motif will look taller and more square on the fabric. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">My plan is to make several dishtowels; yarns and colors to be decided on next. </span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/crackle-on-opposites.html" target="_blank">Crackle On Opposites</a> © March 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;">by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254">Leigh</a> at <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/">Leigh's Fiber Journal</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Related posts:</div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/10/crackle-weave-manners-of-weaving.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Crackle Weave: Manners of Weaving</a></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/im-stuck-in-color-rut.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">I'm Stuck in a Color Rut</a> </div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-winning-color-combination-is.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">The Winning Color Combination Is . . . </a></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/hold-ups-on-starting-weaving-change-of.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Hold-ups on Starting Weaving & A Change of Plan</a> </div></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-60033394334474059122024-03-06T14:58:00.003-05:002024-03-08T13:31:41.030-05:00Bathroom Rag Rug: How Many T-shirts Will I Need?Spring has sprung and although we're a good six weeks away from frost-free days, there have been many beautiful days to enjoy and lots to do outdoors. At last, we have a rainy day, so that I can get down to some of the calculations I need to make for my <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/bathroom-rug-planning.html" target="_blank">t-shirt yarn bathroom rug project</a>.<div><br /></div><div>I started by taking a look at my t-shirt inventory, which turned out to be not very many. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VY8BE9LOuVqOorqE12kpNJ5xvccoW5ag7Xkbw7c6IcXYCx__hySSutryaibi7PtJH8P15E-dEeJoyeJXHI25PJaG8IJ9oPLbZM8RJT2S0Dj5u75WhwXi8yu3iqRnYrIxlIbml5jGmigXCEtSYDRFylD7t5itDIjBKfSNBFKXifq4aUB9Ujew/s450/bathroom-pattern-weft-colors.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VY8BE9LOuVqOorqE12kpNJ5xvccoW5ag7Xkbw7c6IcXYCx__hySSutryaibi7PtJH8P15E-dEeJoyeJXHI25PJaG8IJ9oPLbZM8RJT2S0Dj5u75WhwXi8yu3iqRnYrIxlIbml5jGmigXCEtSYDRFylD7t5itDIjBKfSNBFKXifq4aUB9Ujew/s16000/bathroom-pattern-weft-colors.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pattern weft colors, taken from <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/bath-mats-planning.html" target="_blank">our bathroom stained glass window.</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFIjTr0n1WjC2iSt6hlboZ-uGlVXSr1cBqweXwiZWwlojxOUnZx0v_acqRUAjvmlNTorJPsZ_Ay2gCvSBLa-C3q5kXjBx5Jc1-RPCNHsh3HsISONtuXvgaPr-nRazDsPDQ8GmIpruyyuvitxohyphenhyphen2UufgbOiHL96CFvFPUOFq8Ll584AApWWbe/s450/bathroom-tabby-colors.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFIjTr0n1WjC2iSt6hlboZ-uGlVXSr1cBqweXwiZWwlojxOUnZx0v_acqRUAjvmlNTorJPsZ_Ay2gCvSBLa-C3q5kXjBx5Jc1-RPCNHsh3HsISONtuXvgaPr-nRazDsPDQ8GmIpruyyuvitxohyphenhyphen2UufgbOiHL96CFvFPUOFq8Ll584AApWWbe/s16000/bathroom-tabby-colors.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Warp yarn at the top, and potential tabby weft</td></tr></tbody></table><br />For some reason, I thought I'd collected more t-shirts that this, which obviously won't be enough. <div><br /></div><div>The next thing I needed, was idea of where the colors would go. By envisioning the pattern as quilt squares, I came up with this rough sketch.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimnU4wN0EAhp4Bx2mPf46MMexvf763H9_IW9ah80j_Lrghnik_iGY4fO-DKourkwKHVSr3R_gK9bRt_O2x7L5DaBHZpdbgXep2ieZRo6Kv-aHxKf_eReaxvNIG_WlR-Ia-VNOnUXGlRqwQBR3WEXbCKqdqsN6KvJLxIyzvKRzWeVOa0SANfG5o/s450/series2no4_color-idea.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimnU4wN0EAhp4Bx2mPf46MMexvf763H9_IW9ah80j_Lrghnik_iGY4fO-DKourkwKHVSr3R_gK9bRt_O2x7L5DaBHZpdbgXep2ieZRo6Kv-aHxKf_eReaxvNIG_WlR-Ia-VNOnUXGlRqwQBR3WEXbCKqdqsN6KvJLxIyzvKRzWeVOa0SANfG5o/s16000/series2no4_color-idea.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm thinking the black would actually be brown.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>According to <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/bathroom-rug-planning.html" target="_blank">the pattern instructions</a>, each block is treadled for 16 shots and this sequence repeated 5 times. If I use my 10-dent reed, I'll have a weaving width of approximately 23.25 inches.</div><div><br /></div><div>Based on this information and my above color diagram, I calculate that I'll need:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Yellow: 96 shots x 23.25" = 2232" or 62 yards</li><li>Orange: 128 shots x 23.25" = 2976" or 82.66 yards</li><li>Red: 96 shots x 23.25" = 2232" or 62 yards</li><li>Brown (pattern only): 320 shots x 23.25" = 7440" or 206.66 yards</li><li>Brown for borders (still undecided here): another 20.66 yards</li></ul></div><div>That's assuming I make my borders one block width. So the total for the brown would be 228 yards.</div><div><br /></div><div>Tabby weft will be 228 yards. </div><div><br /></div><div>My next step was to determine about how much yarn I can get from one t-shirt. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8Jv4S2lmZlcaLjh5XWzgaX8HyxqnaEq3nyZLBCwPrv1_Z0tb7Lz58FMKljsYNNGqTQdOxo2cbDe_v6habYU4ggPo7JOG2jC0rBYB9wU6RX2Yuy8zCgCsgjiFAs3tZKS9PsMq5NPcmcm1W13mYhaWCdVoMx48Rm7EXR3PR5FPcK2qkA9DEoxP/s448/t-shirt_yarn1.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8Jv4S2lmZlcaLjh5XWzgaX8HyxqnaEq3nyZLBCwPrv1_Z0tb7Lz58FMKljsYNNGqTQdOxo2cbDe_v6habYU4ggPo7JOG2jC0rBYB9wU6RX2Yuy8zCgCsgjiFAs3tZKS9PsMq5NPcmcm1W13mYhaWCdVoMx48Rm7EXR3PR5FPcK2qkA9DEoxP/s16000/t-shirt_yarn1.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is some waste because the top above the sleeves and hem must be cut off.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_knagR7rr8cLYmn_Tuy9CQ9j3eHbpjCrDkpCkWE-Yz8Uyat_e94SayPSRmB4JIQZmH27vUnC2OkSCl2Zw6F7V1Oe1EVgYymccMbZzW0I-SK0TwPOGH-PLN7jgyFEKVKphlr1cFHjuvmy-JRBTteaWcVi9hVNR4RWi4ptvaQ-IA4FDm7ykdw7/s448/t-shirt_yarn2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_knagR7rr8cLYmn_Tuy9CQ9j3eHbpjCrDkpCkWE-Yz8Uyat_e94SayPSRmB4JIQZmH27vUnC2OkSCl2Zw6F7V1Oe1EVgYymccMbZzW0I-SK0TwPOGH-PLN7jgyFEKVKphlr1cFHjuvmy-JRBTteaWcVi9hVNR4RWi4ptvaQ-IA4FDm7ykdw7/s16000/t-shirt_yarn2.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A good video tutorial to make t-shirt yarn can be found <a href="https://youtu.be/xmD-FYtC_Cg?feature=shared" target="_blank">here</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDzM0bjUSKfQzM-YPLUyPQSK8lF41OlzFS_EqMUzietiN7t58qi7MKyXikmVcv86UPHNZhWg7ziqc5SluSFyh-f5VGSTjGPoscnivGmpyaFAO08iUAxpH2hiB3ZA4-I4VQbmfh2D7E0FeC7gWKSu9sHiip8UG6ZfeFBzAJJRVCbpp3gOENGQ5/s450/t-shirt_yarn3.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDzM0bjUSKfQzM-YPLUyPQSK8lF41OlzFS_EqMUzietiN7t58qi7MKyXikmVcv86UPHNZhWg7ziqc5SluSFyh-f5VGSTjGPoscnivGmpyaFAO08iUAxpH2hiB3ZA4-I4VQbmfh2D7E0FeC7gWKSu9sHiip8UG6ZfeFBzAJJRVCbpp3gOENGQ5/s16000/t-shirt_yarn3.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutting the tube into strips like this is what makes it continuous.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiOVNthpz88Z560dCIOAC9tRXdqOgxsc_Dh2L7itdWOJWPEUGJ8691_tsaWhCqIFRELEUeSqIyvNv4YYKhGvxw5OoE41GHK4c8ZtA-rYvIHVEH-psaMFFBkPH5MEeufh1goJgRVSJn3X8kpFv4loHyYPXRsV4H9dqVDBIcwbMVcQNuLzgWf8q/s450/t-shirt_yarn4.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiOVNthpz88Z560dCIOAC9tRXdqOgxsc_Dh2L7itdWOJWPEUGJ8691_tsaWhCqIFRELEUeSqIyvNv4YYKhGvxw5OoE41GHK4c8ZtA-rYvIHVEH-psaMFFBkPH5MEeufh1goJgRVSJn3X8kpFv4loHyYPXRsV4H9dqVDBIcwbMVcQNuLzgWf8q/s16000/t-shirt_yarn4.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutting the strips on the diagonal</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqftlQzv8Ar_KptcX1e0pAEwEC1fjTPJ-bX-MTm1m5qdHJK-Uqe5VAXFeb1pjgbf9TOntUeuQsf1iwhYgBKVDir9XtVN-er5zkufiZIUycmOz-Q8be8J9oumpTLCX-R5DB62eANvgpe1f4M9YGUk7YRM1NTZPsGkX1eqRFoR_AV2REsgexBU4z/s450/t-shirt_yarn5.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="322" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqftlQzv8Ar_KptcX1e0pAEwEC1fjTPJ-bX-MTm1m5qdHJK-Uqe5VAXFeb1pjgbf9TOntUeuQsf1iwhYgBKVDir9XtVN-er5zkufiZIUycmOz-Q8be8J9oumpTLCX-R5DB62eANvgpe1f4M9YGUk7YRM1NTZPsGkX1eqRFoR_AV2REsgexBU4z/s16000/t-shirt_yarn5.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grasping the strip in both hands and tugging causes the edges to curl in on themselves.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6k1YWicRo-M6VQW3CVzpTZaVXVGmzH-QTVVbgk6X6SMS6y-Wl9vln-_ooHPz3tao085paCUQbqwDyi75wLWbAEgKAfuhRWn2KJSkJAr02SGNd2cwMVejG2Xus4HBSxc77kBktEbUHlwuNgHfsiTwvKa_IGwbobek9nScnU3Slc3fm7s9fn1Pz/s450/t-shirt_yarn6.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6k1YWicRo-M6VQW3CVzpTZaVXVGmzH-QTVVbgk6X6SMS6y-Wl9vln-_ooHPz3tao085paCUQbqwDyi75wLWbAEgKAfuhRWn2KJSkJAr02SGNd2cwMVejG2Xus4HBSxc77kBktEbUHlwuNgHfsiTwvKa_IGwbobek9nScnU3Slc3fm7s9fn1Pz/s16000/t-shirt_yarn6.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My ball of finished t-shirt yarn. No fraying edges!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>One extra-large t-shirt gave me a tad over 24.5 yards. A larger shirt would yield more, a smaller shirt less. If I'm able to find all extra-large t-shirts, I'm looking at needing the following:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Yellow, total 3</li><li>Orange, total 4</li><li>Red, total 3</li><li>Brown, total 10</li><li>Tabby weft (if I use t-shirt yarn), total 10</li></ul></div><div>So! I have a ways to go to get enough t-shirts. In the meantime, I'm going to look at getting another project on the loom. More on that soon. </div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/bathroom-rug-how-many-t-shirts-will-i.html" target="_blank">Bathroom Rag Rug: How Many T-shirts Will I Need?</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> © March 2024 by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254">Leigh</a> at <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/">Leigh's Fiber Journal</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Related post:</div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/bathroom-rug-planning.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Bathroom Rag Rug: Planning</a></div></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-15324869180526941972024-03-01T07:47:00.005-05:002024-03-08T13:31:01.772-05:00Bathroom Rag Rug: Planning<a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/bath-mats-planning.html" target="_blank">It's been on my mind for awhile</a>, now, to weave a bathroom rug. I did the <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/crackle-bath-mats-1st-two-done.html" target="_blank">bath mats first</a>, and then <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/02/saori-su-chan-wool-cap.html" target="_blank">my Su-chan cap</a> several weeks ago. I've been slow to get started on the rug, however. My excuses have been <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/january-is-mending-month.html" target="_blank">my big mending pile</a>, and <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/02/intermission.html" target="_blank">my sort and purge project</a> in preparation to setting up my big loom. But the real reason is because I've been terribly indecisive about finding a pattern I like. <div><br /></div>
<div>I've gave myself a couple of parameters to work with:</div>
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<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>
rag rug with t-shirt yarn (because old t-shirts are readily available for
rags)
</li>
<li><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/10/crackle-weave-manners-of-weaving.html" target="_blank">crackle structure</a> (which I'm still fascinated with)</li>
<li>
something reminiscent of stained glass (because of
<a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/bath-mats-planning.html" target="_blank">our bathroom window</a>)
</li>
</ul>
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<div>
And of course. it will be a small size rug because of the size of my table
loom. But I have a small size bathroom, so no problem.
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After weeks of looking at so many ideas that I've lost track, I finally
settled on a pattern from Mary Meigs Atwater's
<i>Recipe Book: Patterns for Handweavers</i>. This is a collection of weaving
patterns from her many years as editor of <i>Shuttle-Craft Bulletin</i>.
The <i>Recipe Book</i> was out of print for many years, but has been
made available on a thumb drive in PDF format by the
<a href="http://www.mmawg.org/resources.htm" target="_blank">Mary Meigs Atwater Weavers Guild</a>. It's very reasonably priced ($20) and includes extras such as fabric photos
and wif files. The guild also hosts copies of the original Shuttle-Craft
Bulletins, available as free PDF downloads
<a href="http://www.mmawg.org/Bulletin.htm">here.</a>
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The rug I'm interested in is from the <i>Recipe Book, </i>Series II No.
4.
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"Recipe for a rug. A pattern in crackle-weave."
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<div>The yarns:</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Besides liking the look of it, I was happy to see that rags are mentioned
as a possibility for pattern weft. So I know it will work with t-shirt yarn. I also found it interesting that the tabby is the same
as the pattern weft. She talks about doubling the
pattern weft for a heavy rug, and it's got me wondering how to handle my
t-shirt rags. Maybe make some for pattern that are wider than the ones to use for tabby? More decisions. But at least I'm getting closer to getting started. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/bathroom-rug-planning.html" target="_blank">Bathroom Rag Rug: Planning</a> © March 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;">by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254">Leigh</a> at <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/">Leigh's Fiber Journal</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Related post:</div></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/03/bathroom-rug-how-many-t-shirts-will-i.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Bathroom Rag Rug: How Many T-shirts Will I Need?</a></div></span></div></blockquote>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-15453357660675587632024-02-22T05:51:00.001-05:002024-02-22T05:51:34.482-05:00IntermissionAt least that's what it feels like, an intermission from weaving. The ideas and
motivation are strong, but circumstances dictate that other projects require
their fair share of attention.
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The priority project has been the installation of a door to the
greenhouse.
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This ultimately meant that I had to clear everything out of this corner of the
room, including my table loom and its table.
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As you can see, the room's walls still have to be finished, but I don't know
when the plan is to do that, so I feel somewhat in limbo about setting up
again. You can see more photos and read about the details at
<a href="https://www.5acresandadream.com/2024/02/interior-greenhouse-door.html" target="_blank">this post</a>
on my homestead blog. I did manage to weave
<a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/02/saori-su-chan-wool-cap.html" target="_blank">my Su-chan cap</a>, but my alternative set-up lacks good lighting, which I didn't enjoy.
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My time has not been unproductive fiberwise, however. I'm still working on
mending, and I've been able to work on one of
<a href="https://www.5acresandadream.com/2024/01/post-holiday-winter-project-list.html" target="_blank">my winter project goals</a>
of clearing out and cleaning our front bedroom. Not having a garage or
basement, we've used that room for storage as we've remodeled and upgraded our old house. The motivator for this cleaning project is making room to set up my
Glimakra.
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I made a lot of progress on this room after Dan finished
<a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/08/my-new-studio.html" target="_blank">my studio</a>, and I was able to move most of my equipment and supplies out. Then Dan
moved all of his tools and building materials to the workshop, which gave me a
glimpse of making the room usable again. As you can see, the walls need to be
finished here as well (from replacing the large old windows with smaller energy efficient
ones), but the loom will be more in the center of the room, so it shouldn't
impede that project. If we ever get to it!
</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/02/saori-su-chan-wool-cap.html" target="_blank">Intermission</a> © February 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;">by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254">Leigh</a> at <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/">Leigh's Fiber Journal</a></div></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-20952265638908179022024-02-18T09:48:00.001-05:002024-02-18T09:48:57.464-05:00Saori Su-chan Wool Cap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMr6AnvIVmJWV3E0CsuSu-XPFebXv-wOtP60Qs7TMF87pYIcbIciiFAWzQ0ATiM3bkr8jHjqH4oze3aaePljECzkXfEd5ExySu57nGzJy9WX0y4zSowvttzM-nY2qZTARsZEji35l9Yfb4sBtocv7uHv7JyG9Rnp4scv2G3_usXNgP3qyZP39D/s450/su-chan_cap2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMr6AnvIVmJWV3E0CsuSu-XPFebXv-wOtP60Qs7TMF87pYIcbIciiFAWzQ0ATiM3bkr8jHjqH4oze3aaePljECzkXfEd5ExySu57nGzJy9WX0y4zSowvttzM-nY2qZTARsZEji35l9Yfb4sBtocv7uHv7JyG9Rnp4scv2G3_usXNgP3qyZP39D/s16000/su-chan_cap2.JPG" /></a></div><p>Done! The modifications I made from
<a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/su-chan-sample-cap-done.html" target="_blank">my sample cap</a>
were happily spot on.</p>
<p><b>Project Particulars</b></p>
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<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Warp: commercial 2/3 Shetland wool</li>
<li>Weft: </li>
<ul>
<li>handspun North Ronaldsay wool (natural colors)</li>
<li>handspun Border Leicester wool (dyed in shades of blue)</li>
</ul>
<li>Sett: 12 e.p.i.</li>
<li>156 warp ends</li>
<li>Structure: plain weave</li>
<li>Project length</li>
<ul>
<li>on loom: 28 inches</li>
<li>after wet finishing: 24 inches</li>
</ul>
<li>Project width</li>
<ul>
<li>on loom: 13 inches</li>
<li>after wet finishing: 12 inches</li>
</ul>
</ul><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VjPQysm2dlaGonRn96V6AlutusvfyyMsY5-HUNHZ81s3LO2Q8EELFKveupKCKtdPYXYW0-7sRWfS27jmnkmF7agjrhAWqNvHeZUlcUPHZyR4-ShlgxFVebbczyU1uJHopyjaMfOPclltGPGCTLizERCycyrOQXSPiA93lm8ZSkyPRMOliqU9/s500/Saori-cap-fabric_close-up.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VjPQysm2dlaGonRn96V6AlutusvfyyMsY5-HUNHZ81s3LO2Q8EELFKveupKCKtdPYXYW0-7sRWfS27jmnkmF7agjrhAWqNvHeZUlcUPHZyR4-ShlgxFVebbczyU1uJHopyjaMfOPclltGPGCTLizERCycyrOQXSPiA93lm8ZSkyPRMOliqU9/s16000/Saori-cap-fabric_close-up.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The inconsistencies of the handspun gave the fabric a lovely texture. </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Construction Notes</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>During wet finishing, I worked the fabric to full it a bit.</li><li>Then, I followed the same construction steps as I did for <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/su-chan-sample-cap-done.html" target="_blank">the sample cap</a>.</li><li>The problem was that fulling bonded the fibers so that I couldn't gather the fabric on three warp threads. It was stuck together. </li><li>My solution was to use a running stitch with a length of the handspun and use this to gather the fabric. That solved the problem.</li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEvXweZESWKLBIdfLPS8vwdSbumsXtKxq5A6u7wO0r1y7lzq2DVkt-K94zF_oH-Pm_G_DisUg3qA3UMsOsr2CsKsuKcXjhO6AkK8NataY3zNHl3fzJ_RToWVn1nFE7QPyJzxrfYPVgIfO2PAeZII_O2NXQalxdCOc8xGkq3hzw0hwnwtPE-zD/s450/Saori-cap-sewing.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEvXweZESWKLBIdfLPS8vwdSbumsXtKxq5A6u7wO0r1y7lzq2DVkt-K94zF_oH-Pm_G_DisUg3qA3UMsOsr2CsKsuKcXjhO6AkK8NataY3zNHl3fzJ_RToWVn1nFE7QPyJzxrfYPVgIfO2PAeZII_O2NXQalxdCOc8xGkq3hzw0hwnwtPE-zD/s16000/Saori-cap-sewing.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Su-chan cap is technically supposed to be a no-sew design.<br />Not sure if that running stitch counts as sewing or not!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The cap fits well, is warm, and covers my ears. Perfect for our frosty winter mornings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/02/saori-su-chan-wool-cap.html" target="_blank">Saori Su-chan Wool Cap</a> © Feb 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;">by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254">Leigh</a> at <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/">Leigh's Fiber Journal</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Related posts<br /></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/next-project-saori-cap.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Next Project: Saori Cap?</a></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/02/su-chan-cap-in-wool-choosing-yarn.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Su-chan Cap in Wool: Choosing Yarn</a></blockquote></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/02/su-chan-cap-in-wool-weaving.html" target="_blank">Su-chan Cap in Wool: Weaving</a> </div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/02/su-chan-cap-fabric-off-loom.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Su-chan Cap Fabric Off the Loom</a> </div></div></div></div></blockquote>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-54801259210589216132024-02-14T06:13:00.003-05:002024-02-16T05:17:20.829-05:00Su-chan Cap: Fabric Off the Loom<p></p>
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<br />The cloth is off the loom and the next step will be to wash and full it a
bit. I don't want to mess up the long fringes to be braided, so that will need a
bit of care. Then I can construct the cap.
<p></p>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<b>Weaving Notes & Observations</b><br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>
The finer <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/02/su-chan-cap-in-wool-choosing-yarn.html" target="_blank">wool yarn I used for warp</a> wasn't the best choice for this
purpose.
</li>
<ul>
<li>I knew that would be the case.</li><li>I knew I'd probably have to do a lot of warp repairs.</li>
<li>
But I only ended up with five breakages, fewer than I anticipated.
</li>
</ul>
<li>
The Saori philosophy of embracing mistakes served me well.
<ul><li>
I threaded the loom for plain weave, and discovered a threading error.</li>
<li>
I also had a few skipped warp threads due to the stickiness of the
wool.
</li>
<li>That gave me occasional 3-thread floats. </li>
<li>In the spirit of Saori, I did not fret over these and left them.</li>
<li>Mistakes and errors are the badges of honor which cry out, "A human made me!"</li>
</ul>
</li><li>Frequent weft changes created rustic selvedges, which I like.</li>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-33878383608951530772024-02-11T06:12:00.000-05:002024-02-14T06:14:20.548-05:00Su-chan Cap in Wool: Weaving<p style="text-align: left;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7ald8q36Fi6affgnujis4UsG_42R1oLlUEWjPh7SF77hBKVABMLm6Ea1CDouI2yBVR0AAiVO2PaIHtBbL8OzMLdpGLzuuOpKh-wMYydeeJx-i7Sv9yx7xQvh719A9exZOROyGBC_ZDyTM07xWjtJt-eSb1BBaY6bihUhp37i30VoD_bi95eK/s450/su-chan-cap-weaving1.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="321" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7ald8q36Fi6affgnujis4UsG_42R1oLlUEWjPh7SF77hBKVABMLm6Ea1CDouI2yBVR0AAiVO2PaIHtBbL8OzMLdpGLzuuOpKh-wMYydeeJx-i7Sv9yx7xQvh719A9exZOROyGBC_ZDyTM07xWjtJt-eSb1BBaY6bihUhp37i30VoD_bi95eK/s16000/su-chan-cap-weaving1.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Warp is commercial Shetland, weft is handspun <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2006/12/rare-breed-north-ronaldsay.html" target="_blank">North Ronaldsay.</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">After a bout of lovely weather (meaning more time outside and less time at the loom), rain has blown in and I'm able to make some progress on the fabric for my <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/next-project-saori-cap.html" target="_blank">Saori Su-chan cap</a>. Warping was slower than usual because the wool warp is a little sticky (fuzzy) to work with, so I had to take care in threading the loom and winding on. Being a short length, I didn't spray it with anything to make it behave. I just kept combing carefully with my fingers and it seems to be working out okay.</p><div style="text-align: left;">Saori weaving is often described as free-form weaving, which is a new concept for me. While I've chosen specific yarns for warp and weft, which color to use is just according to what I want to use next, rather than following a draft. It's really nice not to have to keep track of where I am in a pattern. I just choose by color and weave until I want to change color.<div><br /></div><div>I like the plaid effect and it should weave up quickly (i.e. more rain today).</div><div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/02/su-chan-cap-in-wool-weaving.html" target="_blank">Su-chan Cap in Wool: Weaving</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">© Feb 2024 by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254">Leigh</a> at <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/">Leigh's Fiber Journal</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Related posts<br /></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/next-project-saori-cap.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Next Project: Saori Cap?</a></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/02/su-chan-cap-in-wool-choosing-yarn.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Su-chan Cap in Wool: Choosing Yarn</a></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-67242774643604144362024-02-02T05:54:00.001-05:002024-02-02T05:54:38.266-05:00Su-chan Cap in Wool: Choosing YarnMy husband is working on installing the interior door to <a href="https://www.5acresandadream.com/2023/12/greenhouse-ventilation.html" target="_blank">our greenhouse</a>, which meant I had to move my loom out of the way for him to have working room. So while I haven't been able to warp yet, I've used the time to look over my handspun to choose yarns for a second <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/su-chan-sample-cap-done.html" target="_blank">Su-chan cap</a> in wool. <div><br /></div><div>Most of my handspun stash are either remnants from previous knitting and weaving projects, or single skeins from various fleece samples from different breeds. Few of them are enough for even a knit cap or scarf, but for this Saori style cap, that works in my favor. </div><div><br /></div><div>I thought briefly about using handspun for the warp, but there's always too much warp waste, <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/su-chan-sample-cap-done.html" target="_blank">even using it for the cap fringe</a>. So, I decided on commercial wool weaving yarn. I recently dug it out from storage and found a place for it in my studio, so the totes were handy for making a selection. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MsP4RRfc7tHN1ip7aEDy20fiuwDrIwRrd3nPDof3xUOXAQAbZX7Xsloi1OuIPCOMwo-eft8LQZGgaUd1z4a0tyPZvB0N-7kXb9WYvWgCtJF5tPRBp645fLiAli5jK2XfZAMQYBe95pXFYzzsCKLDIBd5omZ14_o1HreTOTGBYPklKCKjQzVk/s450/su-chan-cap-wool-warp.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MsP4RRfc7tHN1ip7aEDy20fiuwDrIwRrd3nPDof3xUOXAQAbZX7Xsloi1OuIPCOMwo-eft8LQZGgaUd1z4a0tyPZvB0N-7kXb9WYvWgCtJF5tPRBp645fLiAli5jK2XfZAMQYBe95pXFYzzsCKLDIBd5omZ14_o1HreTOTGBYPklKCKjQzVk/s16000/su-chan-cap-wool-warp.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>This variety of colors will make for more interesting braided fringe, don't you think? The yarns are finer than <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/next-project-saori-cap.html" target="_blank">the cotton-bamboo I used for the sample cap's warp</a>; 20 e.p.i. as opposed to 12. Using the same formula from Peggy Osterkamp, 65% of 20 is 13, so I can use my other <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/reeds-for-my-table-loom.html" target="_blank">new reed</a> at 12 dents per inch. I'll swap the reeds but leave the heddles threaded and tie on the new warp to the old.</div><div><br /></div><div>For my weft, I chose a number of small skeins in a variety of colors.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjioE2cnP6SxQ9H6fhCsKc_4WjVLGZxKUDoyTY-EwKTlrJyoXQgnvFyLhr42fgYw8KgiwFR-pFpVzMy0ezy0oIMIeOLIiDVOLlQjztAmAJ13B2lyuz7Y2iOlkwhpyrJ5dq7jK8-V7uNE2DLDhGj4muYWP3D4kY2D5i6AEoYXI-YrKZOxdpskIGW/s450/su-chan-cap-wool-weft.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjioE2cnP6SxQ9H6fhCsKc_4WjVLGZxKUDoyTY-EwKTlrJyoXQgnvFyLhr42fgYw8KgiwFR-pFpVzMy0ezy0oIMIeOLIiDVOLlQjztAmAJ13B2lyuz7Y2iOlkwhpyrJ5dq7jK8-V7uNE2DLDhGj4muYWP3D4kY2D5i6AEoYXI-YrKZOxdpskIGW/s16000/su-chan-cap-wool-weft.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>The natural colors are <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2006/12/rare-breed-north-ronaldsay.html" target="_blank">North Ronaldsay</a>, a rare breed sheep from the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The blues on top are a mohair/wool blend that I dyed, and the blues on the bottom are Border Leicester, also dyed by me and used to learn <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2006/10/color-blending-on-woolcombs.html" target="_blank">color blending with wool combs.</a></div><div><br /></div><div>I bought the North Ron fleece samples for a <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2006/12/rare-breed-north-ronaldsay.html" target="_blank">Rare Breed Fleece Challenge with the Online Guild</a>. I used some of it for my<a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2008/01/ta-dah-rare-breed-sweater-done.html" target="_blank"> Rare Breed Sweater</a>, and some of it for <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2007/09/next-afghan-warp-something-different.html" target="_blank">the afghan</a> you see pictured in my blog header. Looking back at the blog post, I see I used it for part of the warp! How brave of me, lol. </div><div><br /></div><div>In the spirit of Saori and it's freeform style of weaving, I'm planning a serendipitous approach to warping the loom. Rather than plan the color order of the stripes, I'm just going to tie on the new warp in whatever color strikes my fancy. </div><div><br /></div><div>My planned size is 24 inches by 12 inches before construction, with 10 inch fringe.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/02/su-chan-cap-in-wool-choosing-yarn.html" target="_blank">Su-chan Cap in Wool: Choosing Yarn</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">© Feb 2024 by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254">Leigh</a> at <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/">Leigh's Fiber Journal</a></div><div>Related posts<br /></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2006/12/rare-breed-north-ronaldsay.html" target="_blank">Rare Breed - North Ronaldsay</a></div></div></div></blockquote><div><div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/next-project-saori-cap.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Next Project: Saori Cap?</a></blockquote></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/su-chan-saori-cap-begun.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Su-Chan (Saori) Cap: Begun</a></div></blockquote></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-15109261623772899782024-01-29T08:40:00.004-05:002024-01-29T08:43:51.163-05:00Su-chan Sample Cap Done<div>This is a sample cap because I wanted to test drive the pattern before investing handspun yarn on it. I was especially interested in the woven fabric size and final fit of the constructed cap.</div><div><br /></div><div>
The fabric wove up quickly. I'm listening to
<i><a href="https://amzn.to/3u3GoDo" target="_blank">In the Kingdom of Ice</a></i>
by Hampton Sides on CD, and it's a first class "can't put it down"
story. I finished the weaving before I finished the book.</div>
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<div><b>Weaving notes</b></div>
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My planned finished length was 23 inches, so I wove it 25 inches
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<li>On-loom width was 13 inches. </li><li>My fringe on-loom was about 10+ inches.</li>
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I didn't hemstitch, and so had to take care with the first and last weft
threads so they wouldn't unravel.
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<div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Construction</b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7p75xMmSnis-Tbs8U4if3VfHkOUsIL2i9ei06PvUIb7Dzj_XaXBmWIcBOtOX-jRzLVloZl9Ap7yrcxS0cCo7qaGRcNdxXBP8CkVyR4b10i2TvtB_ajDLCN5oTOAqMTnt87juF04h1bbjnK4Y5aJjSRRNeo-POUYi5YgurGQS5lNdjfTVu29R4/s450/Su-chan_cap3.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7p75xMmSnis-Tbs8U4if3VfHkOUsIL2i9ei06PvUIb7Dzj_XaXBmWIcBOtOX-jRzLVloZl9Ap7yrcxS0cCo7qaGRcNdxXBP8CkVyR4b10i2TvtB_ajDLCN5oTOAqMTnt87juF04h1bbjnK4Y5aJjSRRNeo-POUYi5YgurGQS5lNdjfTVu29R4/s16000/Su-chan_cap3.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three warp threads along one selvedge are separated out on both sides and<br /> pulled to gather the fabric on that edge. This becomes the back of the cap.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcBlx5zkQhERb2r6uXY1IZY-TeznWd2yoaE45IXNvRZ8HpGx8vFDqdqXg7N8pjLQVgCqhalol8dVW9OQCxjOU35avJ_PZ-d4RPwnmklcnS_MMHm-7TTG3QJ0z5erWlDDhl9A1N1OuE75AMibBqwbB0iskEF-9WvUUGKaYe3uGNU5jg3mnESx2/s454/Su-chan_cap4.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcBlx5zkQhERb2r6uXY1IZY-TeznWd2yoaE45IXNvRZ8HpGx8vFDqdqXg7N8pjLQVgCqhalol8dVW9OQCxjOU35avJ_PZ-d4RPwnmklcnS_MMHm-7TTG3QJ0z5erWlDDhl9A1N1OuE75AMibBqwbB0iskEF-9WvUUGKaYe3uGNU5jg3mnESx2/s16000/Su-chan_cap4.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fabric is folded in half lining up the two selvedges. The fringe<br />is braided, making sure to use threads from both sides of the cap.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My warp was a plain beige, so to make the braids more<br />interesting, I added strands of my novelty weft yarn.</td>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHALZO60_xE35fKEMuUa8wwtJx_RLA1TUitAIhrxx0wWGvMaEftXUVa0iQD8WVE3fWZv6wEyvjIs94MumnpPD5YVa-NWZsFzj_8uxVFpF6QSgtbfDVXEpXQRPyWjnqZWeqfQjPgH7kR7tHjXvrmB7fXma-lRjTSbO-KzQ4jLrDYPTd_XIA5yX/s450/Su-chan_cap6.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHALZO60_xE35fKEMuUa8wwtJx_RLA1TUitAIhrxx0wWGvMaEftXUVa0iQD8WVE3fWZv6wEyvjIs94MumnpPD5YVa-NWZsFzj_8uxVFpF6QSgtbfDVXEpXQRPyWjnqZWeqfQjPgH7kR7tHjXvrmB7fXma-lRjTSbO-KzQ4jLrDYPTd_XIA5yX/s16000/Su-chan_cap6.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The front selvedge of the cap is folded back and the cap is ready to wear.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<div><br /></div><div><b>Trying on for fit</b></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaX9D5N5ZU1Ilz9mQO4kTMK_FEqCKIrUamebWiTOB_nadjXDMb1Cmz5e1fd_NgUjImQYiYSaKM89qncaVzDIRW0hRMdD0AN1v4BRQ1DvIAm8y54J0LhMtIjVu0W_FwLwFRgZaJaWm28JGGwBLfn0ZgCq4qjHYEvF6N31TNNIHxxEnQvP35l0oR/s400/Su-chan_cap7.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaX9D5N5ZU1Ilz9mQO4kTMK_FEqCKIrUamebWiTOB_nadjXDMb1Cmz5e1fd_NgUjImQYiYSaKM89qncaVzDIRW0hRMdD0AN1v4BRQ1DvIAm8y54J0LhMtIjVu0W_FwLwFRgZaJaWm28JGGwBLfn0ZgCq4qjHYEvF6N31TNNIHxxEnQvP35l0oR/s16000/Su-chan_cap7.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The braided fringe can be worn in the back or on the side.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The fit was an exact fit on my head, but I didn't like the snuggness. Wool yarn would have offered more give than the yarns I used, however.</li>
<li>Also, I would like less slouchiness, which is a reflection of fabric width.</li><li>And I'd like the opening from the gathered edge to be less open.</li><li>I like that it can cover my ears (something my current knitted cap doesn't do).</li>
</ul><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Changes to make</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>A little longer and narrowier on the loom</li><li>Wool for warmth and stretchiness</li><li>A colorful warp for more colorful braided fringe.</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><div>The braided fringe is a very fun feature. I can see using beads, bells, feathers, or charms braided in for a dressier look. </div><div><br /></div><div>Once again, sampling pays off.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/su-chan-sample-cap-done.html" target="_blank">Su-chan Sample Cap Done</a> © Jan 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"> by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254">Leigh</a> at <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/">Leigh's Fiber Journal</a></div><div>Related posts</div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/next-project-saori-cap.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Next Project: Saori Cap?</a></div></blockquote></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/su-chan-saori-cap-begun.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Su-Chan (Saori) Cap: Begun</a></div></div></blockquote>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-89820497257152828092024-01-27T13:40:00.004-05:002024-01-29T08:40:34.113-05:00Su-Chan (Saori) Cap: Begun<div style="text-align: left;">This is my test cap, for sizing and fit.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Yarns:</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Warp - Lion Brand Coboo cotton/bamboo rayon</li><li>Weft - poly/acrylic novelty yarn</li></ul><div>The warp measured 12 e.p.i. From <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/red-plaid-scarf.html" target="_blank">my red plaid scar</a>f, I knew that a sett of 50% (6 e.p.i.) would probably be too loose, so I dug out Peggy Osterkamp's <i><a href="https://amzn.to/42f4QOA" target="_blank">Winding a Warp & Using a Paddle</a></i> to review her discussion of calculating set by allowing for purpose (page 93). I decided on 65%, which was 7.8 e.p.i., rounded up, of course, to 8. That meant I got to use one of <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/reeds-for-my-table-loom.html" target="_blank">my new reeds</a>!</div></div><p>The weave structure is plain weave and I made a start on it this morning.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcGS6zmymv9NqnxkEBlET6DYTubt_Fi3cBmammfpJBx-VlxsC8bYBQbPO9ZqZ5kYskVwmLhFYMtspKM7cEx_iDUqPY571zQvQBcFHMJhaIP-LjuSieJqHgaPZv4tJk3-7jPtRSzgm2Mms9iIh1G_WTMy4KWmQY6A65wg-ig9l2Uio1bQykv0Y/s450/Su-chan_cap1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcGS6zmymv9NqnxkEBlET6DYTubt_Fi3cBmammfpJBx-VlxsC8bYBQbPO9ZqZ5kYskVwmLhFYMtspKM7cEx_iDUqPY571zQvQBcFHMJhaIP-LjuSieJqHgaPZv4tJk3-7jPtRSzgm2Mms9iIh1G_WTMy4KWmQY6A65wg-ig9l2Uio1bQykv0Y/s16000/Su-chan_cap1.JPG" /></a></div><p>So far, so good.</p><p>I also wanted to make a note that I'm going to refer to this project as a Su-chan cap, rather than a Saori cap. This is because I don't feel like I'm actually doing Saori weaving, just borrowing a cap design by a Saori weaver. Hence I call it by her name in her honor.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/su-chan-saori-cap-begun.html" target="_blank">Su-Chan (Saori) Cap: Begun</a> © Jan 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"> by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254">Leigh</a> at <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/">Leigh's Fiber Journal</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Related posts</div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/next-project-saori-cap.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Next Project: Saori Cap?</a></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/su-chan-sample-cap-done.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Su-chan Sample Cap Done</a> </div></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-51904807521920482092024-01-25T09:42:00.001-05:002024-01-25T09:42:55.430-05:00An Attempt To Repair Moth Damage To a Wool Vest<p>
Well now. Repairing moth damaged crochet may never make it to my list of
superpowers, but I'm managed to fix moth holes in a crochet vest that I like
to wear over my chore jacket in winter. When it's time to do morning barn chores on
a frigid morning, it adds a comforting extra layer of warmth.
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<a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2009/04/spinning-for-weaving-or-knitting.html" target="_blank">The vest</a>
was crocheted from a bulky 2-ply yarn from what was called "beast roving."
It's a blend of mixed breed fleeces, mostly gray mill ends but with bits of
color here and there. It was fun to spin and quick to crochet into a vest.<br />
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Happily, I found some of the leftover yarn when I <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/handspun-sweaters-and-fixing-cuffs.html" target="_blank">cleaned out and rearranged my stash of handspun</a>. I also still had the pattern in a notebook.
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The first step was to pull out the yarn back to solid crochet stitches,
securing them with safety pins and stitch holders.
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In hindsight, I should have started on the other side, but since I was
trying to figure it out, I just accepted my clumsy results and moved on to
repair the second large hole.
</p><p style="text-align: left;">The second hole was challenging because it was on the front edge and is the foundation for the reverse crochet edging. I had no idea how I would manage that.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBxv7Sm_IT87A8sv1i061If3g2Cd5BNovaazqcT0cK2tV8Cnh9LHDwbUEEejfJ-gv27r7ORpKURUA3U3gkToAgcV2c8QsjU0vw6_2yzLPzTM5JMdFiI-I2vGa9w42ytIVuSGMlYWClsOUMKSSTFGKcaWrqS_CEP1f-HOsLC2V-7jpF_SIlYrw/s450/crochet-vest-repair4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBxv7Sm_IT87A8sv1i061If3g2Cd5BNovaazqcT0cK2tV8Cnh9LHDwbUEEejfJ-gv27r7ORpKURUA3U3gkToAgcV2c8QsjU0vw6_2yzLPzTM5JMdFiI-I2vGa9w42ytIVuSGMlYWClsOUMKSSTFGKcaWrqS_CEP1f-HOsLC2V-7jpF_SIlYrw/s16000/crochet-vest-repair4.JPG" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">I filled in the eaten away single crochet stitches and then re-did the edging. The result?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsP3O5hDcJN0T3dfP8IjPj2ydiGoJn0pEFR406RnWCz52pophJPzacgLHbM9puZ52HdIXJDU3COQUi2piMN273ffRiOQLiGEV1KXXuMwhHO5YcR_INBoCUX1tOGi0hdbycstwmxUlczwi_abbMFnd6ai7_Fy1yD2SPaa1J63OhHU0A5SpXnJr/s450/crochet-vest-repair6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsP3O5hDcJN0T3dfP8IjPj2ydiGoJn0pEFR406RnWCz52pophJPzacgLHbM9puZ52HdIXJDU3COQUi2piMN273ffRiOQLiGEV1KXXuMwhHO5YcR_INBoCUX1tOGi0hdbycstwmxUlczwi_abbMFnd6ai7_Fy1yD2SPaa1J63OhHU0A5SpXnJr/s16000/crochet-vest-repair6.JPG" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">No where near invisible mending, but at least the repair matches.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Z4s0FSZyMxeYNBV25YUWdb300WyzMic2C8cNCSY6XYu-gm65T2gjrZEMaRN4ATC9BAmdu2MCf-trSyBfDq0-6VvNWd9uLocgCAKuNgt5DsBtH3gZrR9DU-k1H0arCORdnN2LIe2wixjv1bAp5dkv7_48bVg67ZyYQhqBzDfNsIPgVirWw-IX/s400/crochet-vest-repair5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Z4s0FSZyMxeYNBV25YUWdb300WyzMic2C8cNCSY6XYu-gm65T2gjrZEMaRN4ATC9BAmdu2MCf-trSyBfDq0-6VvNWd9uLocgCAKuNgt5DsBtH3gZrR9DU-k1H0arCORdnN2LIe2wixjv1bAp5dkv7_48bVg67ZyYQhqBzDfNsIPgVirWw-IX/s16000/crochet-vest-repair5.JPG" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">It puts the vest back in service with I am glad of because winter is far from over with.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I confess I had a hard time mustering enthusiasm for this repair. But I pushed on because I like the vest and it is useful to me. In examining it closely, I made the discouraging discovery that not all of the moth damage was holes, but in many places they appear to have nibbled through strands of the yarn so that it looks intact until close inspection. I wondered if I should have tried a different, visible repair, but sometimes, something is worth doing not because of the results, but for what one learns from doing it.</p>
<div><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/an-attempt-to-repair-moth-damage-to.html" target="_blank">An Attempt To Repair Moth Damage To a Wool Vest</a> </div><div>© January 2024 by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254">Leigh</a> at <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/">Leigh's Fiber Journal</a></div><div><br /></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-81885718848508510882024-01-22T05:27:00.003-05:002024-01-29T08:40:56.627-05:00Next Project: Saori Cap?<p>As I whittle down <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/january-is-mending-month.html" target="_blank">my mending pile</a>, I start to think seriously about my next weaving project. I have two things to draw on for inspiration: <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/reeds-for-my-table-loom.html" target="_blank">my new reeds</a> and the recent sorting of <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/handspun-sweaters-and-fixing-cuffs.html" target="_blank">my handspun yarns</a>. Our cold winter weather is a factor as well, turning my thoughts to things warm and comforting. What I'm drawn to, is weaving a Saori cap (also known as a Su-chan or no-sew hat). </p><p>[SIDENOTE: I can't find a non-copyrighted image to show you the cap, so I'll refer you to photos via a links to <a href="https://centeringwithfiber.blogspot.com/2010/12/saori-woven-no-sew-cap.html" target="_blank">Centering with Fiber</a>. And a free PDF tutorial with pictures can be viewed <a href="https://www.artweaverstudio.com.au/assets/uploads/No-Sew-Saori-Hat-Instructions.pdf">here.</a>]</p><p>Maybe I'd better start by explaining Saori weaving. Sometimes described as "zen weaving," "freeform weaving," or "free-style weaving," it's a contemporary idea developed by Misao Jo of Japan. "Saori" comes from the words, <i>Sai,</i> a Zen term which means "everything has its own dignity / beauty," and <i>Ori,</i> which is Japanese for "weaving." Saori looms have only two shafts and two treadles because the Saori philosophy emphasizes color and texture rather than a specific technique, structure, or style of weaving. It embraces individuality, and what others may call "mistakes." Basically, it means the weaver is free from rules and conventions to weave what and how they want.</p><p>The Saori cap is credited to Su-chan, who designed it in her Saori studio in Japan. Besides being attractive and perfect for handspun yarn, I think the design is exceedingly clever (as are all garments designed with Saori fabrics). The waste warp before and after the woven fabric is incorporated into the cap as fringe which can be braided or twisted or whatever. I love anything that decreases waste!</p><p>Directions and descriptions of weaving and making the cap still leave me with questions, so I decided to try a test cap first. I have quite a few small lots of commercial yarns, and have chosen a couple of possibilities for weaving, making, and sizing a sample <strike>cat</strike> cap (spell checker didn't catch that one).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ystXDH3qe4vbGexAGi1rpM1izgiQOzZ6JzBdlUOh603JH0aiMpOMnU8rn2LAEWJIn6AG0IkfXJcRwn1upvfyHRr1Ztz1TnQiIjBjLzqwDmCsVpEnrOeSZyDFbREl-hRfTZ2rw5AfrvJce-SgZ-NXwm6iEZmFgRk234H0fUdhThmIskIeCbfF/s450/possible-saori-cap-yarns1.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ystXDH3qe4vbGexAGi1rpM1izgiQOzZ6JzBdlUOh603JH0aiMpOMnU8rn2LAEWJIn6AG0IkfXJcRwn1upvfyHRr1Ztz1TnQiIjBjLzqwDmCsVpEnrOeSZyDFbREl-hRfTZ2rw5AfrvJce-SgZ-NXwm6iEZmFgRk234H0fUdhThmIskIeCbfF/s16000/possible-saori-cap-yarns1.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The novelty yarn on the left is actually navy blue, not black.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzOquNLrrcr35GeB4NdQJ6cqeM87bDDeqpsZ5kS18ovB_CU8kS9R6ZCIg1hUKOrqE5X_TCFgwldN8fE3kDy8i9OEuc5DuYaPOuHQ4bxQ4DRd5RnCd7POS6IQ3Dta_2vIY-IAGjWf_6t-Q-XXsOdEpUAIr4R5uQUrMZxV79Rrcqh_zlE8NE4R4/s450/possible-saori-cap-yarns2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzOquNLrrcr35GeB4NdQJ6cqeM87bDDeqpsZ5kS18ovB_CU8kS9R6ZCIg1hUKOrqE5X_TCFgwldN8fE3kDy8i9OEuc5DuYaPOuHQ4bxQ4DRd5RnCd7POS6IQ3Dta_2vIY-IAGjWf_6t-Q-XXsOdEpUAIr4R5uQUrMZxV79Rrcqh_zlE8NE4R4/s16000/possible-saori-cap-yarns2.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3FCZjb9U2G4YssdbYuRsVCaWIHKLiJmi7xZddFE_06VOB06QtsZ5Voo3FlYy0kV64qjJKGTNKYnBp9n99f9MbEHn3FoKyWo-N5Chq-y7F4tVFIDYPtLbTrycJcvmaX3ubWoolxdo1wL8uPZXMOk28Uvv8FtPh99OJwNJebdVNkICmHQQv02L/s450/possible-saori-cap-yarns3.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3FCZjb9U2G4YssdbYuRsVCaWIHKLiJmi7xZddFE_06VOB06QtsZ5Voo3FlYy0kV64qjJKGTNKYnBp9n99f9MbEHn3FoKyWo-N5Chq-y7F4tVFIDYPtLbTrycJcvmaX3ubWoolxdo1wL8uPZXMOk28Uvv8FtPh99OJwNJebdVNkICmHQQv02L/s16000/possible-saori-cap-yarns3.JPG" /></a></div><p>I think any of these color combinations would be fun to weave with. The solid color yarns are a cotton/bamboo blend, which I'd use for the warp. The textured yarns are poly/acrylic yarn and would probably be best for the weft. Once I get the size right, I'll make one with handspun wool, which will be much warmer!</p><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/next-project-saori-cap.html" target="_blank">Next Project: Saori Cap?</a> © Jan 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"> by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254">Leigh</a> at <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/">Leigh's Fiber Journal</a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Related post</div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/su-chan-saori-cap-begun.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Su-Chan (Saori) Cap: Begun</a></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/su-chan-sample-cap-done.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Su-chan Sample Cap Done</a> </div></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-89601534576043700722024-01-19T06:00:00.001-05:002024-01-19T06:00:32.091-05:00Handspun Sweaters and Fixing CuffsTwo items in my mending pile are sweaters. Both are knit from my handspun and are probably the first two sweaters I knit from it. They are my everyday favorites, but the edges of the cuffs are fraying. <div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjef1WuWZlNz5zH6Y5_ZwiF_R5fy2GkEYdEhOULGtGBVdylISfUtb5hiC23n_B3AjlofzXjKHM13gac4Ai4MWav81zSnXG_CVerTeuEMdGuJNBqdW_WFFWgYQPq7baL57S6RnUuHDunrAvotm_narbhgjOpWyPhIZ5vvefspwJtgsGEtsIp3dGH/s450/handknit-sweater-cuffs1.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="294" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjef1WuWZlNz5zH6Y5_ZwiF_R5fy2GkEYdEhOULGtGBVdylISfUtb5hiC23n_B3AjlofzXjKHM13gac4Ai4MWav81zSnXG_CVerTeuEMdGuJNBqdW_WFFWgYQPq7baL57S6RnUuHDunrAvotm_narbhgjOpWyPhIZ5vvefspwJtgsGEtsIp3dGH/s16000/handknit-sweater-cuffs1.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are everyday sweaters and so get a lot of wear in winter.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">That sent me on a hunt to see if I had any of the original yarn I used for them. And that meant going through and organizing my boxes of handspun. Not a bad project, and useful for reacquainting me with what I have in my stash. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4w_x1sM02L7tv0jj1kscEC5Gx3iEMp6fLLkIEdVOscJEwF-BNFnwiDHL8dFCWPt6kt6BRpaFkyjr8LT_w-b5CfoQpKM9MAGUcovXuaNtp1cH1yHcyVIx1dGlGRWEPAdTMTU3_w7lknzWR_B48GNWmTLHc0aCZT1i_jcxgHbRjI33Xb6Mhp4xX/s450/handspun1.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4w_x1sM02L7tv0jj1kscEC5Gx3iEMp6fLLkIEdVOscJEwF-BNFnwiDHL8dFCWPt6kt6BRpaFkyjr8LT_w-b5CfoQpKM9MAGUcovXuaNtp1cH1yHcyVIx1dGlGRWEPAdTMTU3_w7lknzWR_B48GNWmTLHc0aCZT1i_jcxgHbRjI33Xb6Mhp4xX/s16000/handspun1.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of several totes of my handspun yarns.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Much of it is remnants from various projects, and there's quite a few one-of skeins from various fiber breeds I've sampled. I saved it all, even the small bits because who can discard their handspun? Most of it I had taken care to label, but I didn't notate the project it was used for which would have been helpful. </div><div><br /></div><div>I found some things I had forgotten about . . .</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-WlriBlSNli_VEldFdoPUUXHi1MGnV5QGFS7YrFrXiJ8dagDL78aZJWCw8t9gaceYvnIbVy6b85uiVbRh9rJs9KSaJfTaC3NrBfJlZljFoST5ic1_PnH_sVutuWL8wOjGNVLdNo6GR3E-Tnpaw777VMA10QKYzDN9Nn97pd4kNYwXQNcdPDt/s450/handspun3.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-WlriBlSNli_VEldFdoPUUXHi1MGnV5QGFS7YrFrXiJ8dagDL78aZJWCw8t9gaceYvnIbVy6b85uiVbRh9rJs9KSaJfTaC3NrBfJlZljFoST5ic1_PnH_sVutuWL8wOjGNVLdNo6GR3E-Tnpaw777VMA10QKYzDN9Nn97pd4kNYwXQNcdPDt/s16000/handspun3.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My very first handspun yarn, a spindle spun thick single<br /> (4 wpi), because I didn't know I could split the roving.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZiQRqa3A6wAVd_2UL0chkiZ5_ofoSg9Hjl9phHgb9sQJXdjPT97P-T1FxLhl1qsSOPplDq9ZvRlxA1M4tFBHPf8ADVvQVr53x9hbSgPQsgPLDsY7k_feOnJD2L3ahbdlttKWme_iGSWryK8Qs1nlc68N16gkk4gYGWSVeK129ymCdsqq5gC3/s450/handspun2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZiQRqa3A6wAVd_2UL0chkiZ5_ofoSg9Hjl9phHgb9sQJXdjPT97P-T1FxLhl1qsSOPplDq9ZvRlxA1M4tFBHPf8ADVvQVr53x9hbSgPQsgPLDsY7k_feOnJD2L3ahbdlttKWme_iGSWryK8Qs1nlc68N16gkk4gYGWSVeK129ymCdsqq5gC3/s16000/handspun2.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of my sample cards. I kept samples of every sheep breed I spun.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I compared the yarns I found with the sweaters, but none matched color, size, and hand. It's amazing how many nuances of brown and white there are amongst sheep. Even so, it was a useful exercise because I sorted through four sweater totes of yarn, separated the handspun from commercial yarns, and put these in their own totes. </div><div><br /></div><div>In the end, I selected the closest matches I could find. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKoOWVBBONQZLdFiQZdsIOXvherLTNS_zCVpF8F6WR0OWcMHFRHs7AijnNPXTTtiS7z2gJ-EsB2EE8jKfKnlD7cxbobjRx4bNKA5hHFf2BLP9V3wOEaRUUr9wF2utfeIx8Y4MS7nPDfXLOTPpXOq3sQ-OGkEITkJ0b-VJt-yzLC_5QcUQaGFf/s450/handspun4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKoOWVBBONQZLdFiQZdsIOXvherLTNS_zCVpF8F6WR0OWcMHFRHs7AijnNPXTTtiS7z2gJ-EsB2EE8jKfKnlD7cxbobjRx4bNKA5hHFf2BLP9V3wOEaRUUr9wF2utfeIx8Y4MS7nPDfXLOTPpXOq3sQ-OGkEITkJ0b-VJt-yzLC_5QcUQaGFf/s16000/handspun4.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1aloF0wrE6w4pY7DhG9ss2dCJjTWWj3YuPeb10ci_tZzRgg_6M_Htoss6fY-tni865Y13qieqlaoOaBlYWcmJAn1viF2ZlNyKBXb6opLq8ciHtWCMQ4LGeMWTm-8g4xzccprLbCQSnpNoVHQOQ0Ds5g0CwbhCu1AOtTVDE2EufCCscJpt9jD9/s450/handspun5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1aloF0wrE6w4pY7DhG9ss2dCJjTWWj3YuPeb10ci_tZzRgg_6M_Htoss6fY-tni865Y13qieqlaoOaBlYWcmJAn1viF2ZlNyKBXb6opLq8ciHtWCMQ4LGeMWTm-8g4xzccprLbCQSnpNoVHQOQ0Ds5g0CwbhCu1AOtTVDE2EufCCscJpt9jD9/s16000/handspun5.JPG" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Since they are everyday sweaters, I reckoned it probably doesn't matter all that much. As my grandmother used to say, 'who will notice from a galloping horse?' The important thing is that they aren't allowed to unravel and fray more than they already are. </p><p style="text-align: left;">One thing this exercise did, was to get me thinking about getting those handspun yarns out of storage and into projects. I'm thinking weaving, although I'm not sure what. Something else to think about and plan as I try to finish up this month's mending.</p><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/handspun-sweaters-and-fixing-cuffs.html" target="_blank">Handspun Sweaters and Fixing Cuffs</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">© Jan 2024 by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254">Leigh</a> at <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/">Leigh's Fiber Journal</a></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-26657905458193245442024-01-16T06:10:00.002-05:002024-01-16T06:10:56.240-05:00Reeds For My Table Loom<a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/of-fat-yarns-and-skinny-reeds.html" target="_blank">Last month I was wishing I had some different size reeds</a>, and my dear friend Terry came to the rescue. Terry was the previous owner of <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/08/first-warp-on-table-loom.html" target="_blank">my table loom</a> and I'm weaving again because of her! When she managed to rummage up two new sizes to fit it, I was thrilled beyond words. <div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36vkEmL9_9ErH92B36hLoc3xygLqhIWugyLotGe_A1n4MRxbPQy4T87mW0LfD1bmT9gG0B3pA5qfRpi3n5lC_POnEC6Tr2mhI2V9CcFRG5LcfDa4t7rC4owhr0TEqEMbtBeBO2bL9mMb8jysSiDlZMp70cENoLGXx_kY-X0CM__Ko2W8jaKrV/s450/new-reeds.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36vkEmL9_9ErH92B36hLoc3xygLqhIWugyLotGe_A1n4MRxbPQy4T87mW0LfD1bmT9gG0B3pA5qfRpi3n5lC_POnEC6Tr2mhI2V9CcFRG5LcfDa4t7rC4owhr0TEqEMbtBeBO2bL9mMb8jysSiDlZMp70cENoLGXx_kY-X0CM__Ko2W8jaKrV/s16000/new-reeds.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">8 dents per inch and 12 dents per inch</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>So, now I have three reeds in different sizes: 8, 10, and 12. The 10 and 12 are probably the most common sizes, with 8 next. Lots of threading possibilities now!</div><div><br /></div><div>Not much fiber blogging because I'm still working away on <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/january-is-mending-month.html" target="_blank">my mending pile</a>. I'm gradually getting seams and waistbands repaired, holes mended, and jacket zippers replaced. Being utilitarian mending, none of it seems blog worthy. I have <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/11/busy-hands-listening-mind.html" target="_blank">good audiobooks to listen to</a> and am making good progress on my pile. The new reeds are giving me a bit of a boost to get it all done! You can bet I'm going to be planning a new project as I work to finish that mending pile. :)</div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/january-is-mending-month.html" target="_blank">Reeds For My Table Loom</a> © Jan 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"> by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254">Leigh</a> at <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/">Leigh's Fiber Journal</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Related Posts</div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><a href="https://www.5acresandadream.com/2024/01/post-holiday-winter-project-list.html" target="_blank">Post-Holiday Winter Project List</a></div><div><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2021/01/mending-plain.html" target="_blank">Mending: Plain</a></div></blockquote></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-85073577938569905092024-01-04T08:54:00.000-05:002024-01-04T08:54:00.762-05:00January is Mending MonthMending is on <a href="https://www.5acresandadream.com/2024/01/post-holiday-winter-project-list.html" target="_blank">my winter project list</a>, and I have a lot of it. So, I thought it would be a good idea to make it my priority to tackle the pile this month, rather than keep on letting it get bigger and bigger. I set aside my creative projects so that I can get it done. <div><br /></div><div>Most of the mending is for our everyday chore clothes. Our lifestyle is rough on clothing, and I don't mind getting as much out of it as we can before replacing it. By the time we're done with a garment, it can only serve for the rag box. So, most of it will <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2021/01/mending-plain.html" target="_blank">plain mending</a>: ripped seams, holes to patch, and a few waistbands to repair. I need to replace some zippers on a couple of jackets, and I have handknit <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2021/01/plain-mending-darning-and-patching-socks.html" target="_blank">socks to darn</a>. Needful stuff.</div><div><br /></div><div>My reward for finishing the pile will be a new project on my loom! I have a lot of ideas and haven't quite decided exactly what that will be; maybe a rag rug for the bathroom. But deciding what to do will be fun to think about as I work my way through my mending pile. </div><div><br /></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2024/01/january-is-mending-month.html" target="_blank">January is Mending Month</a> © Jan 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"> by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254">Leigh</a> at <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/">Leigh's Fiber Journal</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Related Posts</div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><a href="https://www.5acresandadream.com/2024/01/post-holiday-winter-project-list.html" target="_blank">Post-Holiday Winter Project List</a></div><div><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2021/01/mending-plain.html" target="_blank">Mending: Plain</a></div></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-86452285307283171202024-01-01T05:36:00.001-05:002024-01-01T21:26:51.801-05:00Tablet Woven Hat Band<p>There's been no weaving going on during the last days of December, with all the holiday and family activities. But I did one project that had been on my mind for awhile - a hat band from one of<a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/search/label/tablet%20weaving" target="_blank"> my tablet weaving samples</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj909fZwI_x3kyN6104TA27fWcaQJg3Y7H_3hU4rDrhBDJ7dn3WJZQ1QgKRa9vCKpV7EJ3QTGOF0Bv9tYhPLxcLuyFJ2kNAQdOVB9MCGPCwjeQiVy8MJgpkx3UJGQSVKEaAatJy0BlgXtoKvLrVHt27npbe5HPSocUuSD_AhNpCDzlMXhyphenhyphen0WSBV/s450/tablet-woven-hatband1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="331" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj909fZwI_x3kyN6104TA27fWcaQJg3Y7H_3hU4rDrhBDJ7dn3WJZQ1QgKRa9vCKpV7EJ3QTGOF0Bv9tYhPLxcLuyFJ2kNAQdOVB9MCGPCwjeQiVy8MJgpkx3UJGQSVKEaAatJy0BlgXtoKvLrVHt27npbe5HPSocUuSD_AhNpCDzlMXhyphenhyphen0WSBV/s16000/tablet-woven-hatband1.JPG" /></a></div><p>I haven't done any tablet weaving since I <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/09/project-planning-whats-next.html" target="_blank">started weaving Christmas gifts</a> last September, so it's been awhile. I've only woven about half-a-dozen sample bands, all fairly short and each with at least one beginner mistake. Even so, I've been wanting to do something with them. I found the hat at a thrift store and thought it would be perfect for a tablet woven hat band.</p><p>The band I chose was <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/08/tablet-weaving-ladoga.html" target="_blank">my Ladoga band</a>. It was longer than I needed, so I unwove both ends until it fit the hat, keeping the weft yarn long. With those loose ends I made <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2006/04/slo-mo-fringe-twisting.html" target="_blank">a twisted fringe</a>. I used the weft thread to wrap around the two bunches of fringe to tie them together, and lastly poked yarn through the band and hat to tie off on the inside. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKenMxD0_l5cS6pd8Xze6Bub21SKdiSkLgbpvR2pGF4O2_KkB4_EbJrY8CRTmMvyq2_du7QlZiY_1j3qFlbfXzgCdoKKf5iTgb__PMLbbV4DGZZ41OQV-QFtrsyOqEhxeWeoeUb08cK7fojOegymQh_Mbnc0yMsOqed0EY10VcNt-Wn8T-pxH/s450/tablet-woven-hatband2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKenMxD0_l5cS6pd8Xze6Bub21SKdiSkLgbpvR2pGF4O2_KkB4_EbJrY8CRTmMvyq2_du7QlZiY_1j3qFlbfXzgCdoKKf5iTgb__PMLbbV4DGZZ41OQV-QFtrsyOqEhxeWeoeUb08cK7fojOegymQh_Mbnc0yMsOqed0EY10VcNt-Wn8T-pxH/s16000/tablet-woven-hatband2.JPG" /></a></div><p>The band fits the hat snugly enough that I didn't need to sew or glue it down. With only one tie down, it easily could be removed and replaced if I wish.</p><p>I don't know that I will wish, however, because I like it as it is. I like wearing hats and this one will be nice to shade my eyes when I'm out and around the town.</p><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/crackle-bath-mats-1st-two-done.html" target="_blank">Tablet Woven Hat Band</a> © Jan 2024</div><div style="text-align: center;"> by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254">Leigh</a> at <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/">Leigh's Fiber Journal</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Related Posts</div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/08/tablet-weaving-ladoga.html" target="_blank">Tablet Weaving: Ladoga</a></div><div><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2006/04/slo-mo-fringe-twisting.html" target="_blank">Slo-Mo Fringe Twisting</a></div></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-53278157851035460162023-12-27T14:21:00.001-05:002023-12-27T14:21:42.172-05:00More Bath Mats: Classic Crackle With Variegated Yarn<p>In <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/crackle-bath-mat-3.html" target="_blank">my planning post</a> I decided to experiment with a variegated yarn. I warped my loom for two more bath mats and tried something a bit different with each.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><b>The particulars</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>yarn: Peaches & Cream 4-ply worsted weight cotton </li><li>structure: <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/10/crackle-weave-manners-of-weaving.html" target="_blank">classic crackle</a></li><li>warp: variegated yarn in white, yellow, and orange</li><li>pattern weft for both is red</li><li>sett: 8 e.p.i.</li><li>width in reed: 19"</li><li>treadling: 4-shaft crackle has 4 treadling blocks, usually treadled in A, B, C, D order to create a stair step pattern. I used different block orders for each bath mat.</li><li>wet finishing: hot water hand wash and machine dry on hot cycle</li><li>machine hemmed both, rather than fringe</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>3rd Bath Mat</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFi0Hg2PiSEtuCJYkdG4U_BxwQPKARkfYVfvGs_6nlfpvCDT9L6Yfd1ZHUX_deZVliRBeSQjtxAdjED8Awb4ZWrEQGBN9kCebe6AEqdWWkTkTvfxlrcyB9ldwVjGvfNzSoKb1QaExM96Q-A9BIvIAH-iGDk_aNdeIWij3vO75-H4BdLsOzZxMF/s450/bathmat3a_classic-crackle.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFi0Hg2PiSEtuCJYkdG4U_BxwQPKARkfYVfvGs_6nlfpvCDT9L6Yfd1ZHUX_deZVliRBeSQjtxAdjED8Awb4ZWrEQGBN9kCebe6AEqdWWkTkTvfxlrcyB9ldwVjGvfNzSoKb1QaExM96Q-A9BIvIAH-iGDk_aNdeIWij3vO75-H4BdLsOzZxMF/s16000/bathmat3a_classic-crackle.JPG" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>background wefts: same variegated yarn as warp for both background wefts</li><li>treadling: alternated A and C blocks </li><li>off-the-loom dimensions before wet finishing: 16.5" x 26" </li><li>finished dimensions: 15" x 23"</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSRipv87j1Slgnacgbsfc1sCfhotLMZe02VffJRo2_lyooMo8uYO7vY5QKPvXbqMA3oJJD2UMpszXEgfAINNwpRoXN8wOxTxcWTnmDnCR6Tnp1JM91-rQTS-F5DzqVA725pDnkxATBUcqmg01dxqm1IiaDHjY-YWswrk5QxkQIsswrqW1ejcaM/s450/bathmat3b_classic-crackle.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="314" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSRipv87j1Slgnacgbsfc1sCfhotLMZe02VffJRo2_lyooMo8uYO7vY5QKPvXbqMA3oJJD2UMpszXEgfAINNwpRoXN8wOxTxcWTnmDnCR6Tnp1JM91-rQTS-F5DzqVA725pDnkxATBUcqmg01dxqm1IiaDHjY-YWswrk5QxkQIsswrqW1ejcaM/s16000/bathmat3b_classic-crackle.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">The variegated warp and weft gives a pseudo-plaid look to the light colored rectangles.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQ6qU8EAXazmeyytxt9-1SQqcxkMrfl3dIO1YaiYD2q1T302l65HSMkDODs-eQzfZLVIi5HN5s1RNhv9wE9pCvBjy8EKqpItZ8SbioMJpT1tsb358o_g99q3yFPIPsHHn8U7KsIfx6p-nchKjhquTJ0W1jBkINYs-OUpLBqO-cHr_1x1t-cXR/s450/bathmat3c_classic-crackle.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQ6qU8EAXazmeyytxt9-1SQqcxkMrfl3dIO1YaiYD2q1T302l65HSMkDODs-eQzfZLVIi5HN5s1RNhv9wE9pCvBjy8EKqpItZ8SbioMJpT1tsb358o_g99q3yFPIPsHHn8U7KsIfx6p-nchKjhquTJ0W1jBkINYs-OUpLBqO-cHr_1x1t-cXR/s16000/bathmat3c_classic-crackle.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><b>4th Bath Mat</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGhCELufw_PeshvLzgksnlgz5oqDtbt6ssFHbpge5n-86UynDy5m1TY5DWx5h4Sycr0nA7U6RGoBE046Cvurk7NReExKjmuOYa1FWYMviorNG4WPS2J6aP-niy33IqsojdtJrXnhKtaL4jCOSTM6ujuWU1ct5pzwnU9Qzg7iNhdQ5bJO5Gq93/s450/bathmat4a_classic-crackle.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGhCELufw_PeshvLzgksnlgz5oqDtbt6ssFHbpge5n-86UynDy5m1TY5DWx5h4Sycr0nA7U6RGoBE046Cvurk7NReExKjmuOYa1FWYMviorNG4WPS2J6aP-niy33IqsojdtJrXnhKtaL4jCOSTM6ujuWU1ct5pzwnU9Qzg7iNhdQ5bJO5Gq93/s16000/bathmat4a_classic-crackle.JPG" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>background wefts in solid colors: orange (x) and yellow (y)</li><li>treadling: alternated A and B blocks</li><li>off-the-loom dimensions before wet finishing: 16.5" x 26.25"</li><li>finished dimensions: 15.5" x 24"</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-ygyH9xrBJkuBxcQL-B4IITseJrzqFzA7T2XxVDOIQ5WlqogdSp0UnjJzk4V84gBjfSJiqsAY1QrDUKb_Tq4d99pu2Cvq_kk2gP3pG9j4t43JCeoaROlvR2iJEcg9TDYieK9XHiDZcftEEIcG4ZUtw-cY7sOw-5r6bht9UCGiEc2v7X8X7C6/s450/bathmat4b_classic-crackle.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-ygyH9xrBJkuBxcQL-B4IITseJrzqFzA7T2XxVDOIQ5WlqogdSp0UnjJzk4V84gBjfSJiqsAY1QrDUKb_Tq4d99pu2Cvq_kk2gP3pG9j4t43JCeoaROlvR2iJEcg9TDYieK9XHiDZcftEEIcG4ZUtw-cY7sOw-5r6bht9UCGiEc2v7X8X7C6/s16000/bathmat4b_classic-crackle.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOao_cxmfAS_jzm6DXdoOlnNYuVEN34P9bPQl-zDRp0sHTYgr1jThfp4VZ3dEewtsVp66hIoNbZL3e3Uo3YKiykJm4eOGn4bp-vZsK_E0KIWfwZnjZM9WgQcDEIThBfa37k3-tN_5IzqOkVyT3l7T6ykmLYey2pf62C7WLDvn-QJk7bO8GHzq/s450/bathmat4c_classic-crackle.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOao_cxmfAS_jzm6DXdoOlnNYuVEN34P9bPQl-zDRp0sHTYgr1jThfp4VZ3dEewtsVp66hIoNbZL3e3Uo3YKiykJm4eOGn4bp-vZsK_E0KIWfwZnjZM9WgQcDEIThBfa37k3-tN_5IzqOkVyT3l7T6ykmLYey2pf62C7WLDvn-QJk7bO8GHzq/s16000/bathmat4c_classic-crackle.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>They are both very different, and it's interesting to explore some of the possibilities. I now have four very different bath mats, and all from the same threading pattern.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can see bath mats 1 and 2 <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/crackle-bath-mats-1st-two-done.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/crackle-bath-mats-1st-two-done.html" target="_blank">More Bath Mats: Classic Crackle With Variegated Yarn</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> © December 2023 by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254">Leigh</a> at <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/">Leigh's Fiber Journal</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Related Posts</div></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div><div><div><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/crackle-bath-mats-1st-two-done.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Crackle Bath Mats: 1st Two Done</a></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/crackle-bath-mats-1st-two-done.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Crackle Bath Mat 3</a></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-73518162482160144722023-12-24T05:45:00.002-05:002023-12-27T14:21:22.106-05:00Crackle Bath Mat 3<p>While I was weaving my <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/crackle-bath-mats-1st-two-done.html" target="_blank">first two bath mats</a>, I was thinking about a third. For this one, I decided to experiment with <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/bath-mats-planning.html" target="_blank">that variegated Peaches-n-Cream yarn</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkV3DDaxo9r4N6DTpmLnPIbmpoCeeEmVzKAlDz7N3JLEVuU593dKFLMYBFP3p8xq6VuFRjrycyAqaWi4ddbcZWH7h3llgXgWXv5ZWegFxODBnr6Jwl3wgDQfeCcEdyeKXBrrjg51lH-Xv8lPW9GhYfpXMcLL5C6PERzevBfuUdj1j2iF2sMKF/s450/variegated-peaches-n-cream-yarn.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="346" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkV3DDaxo9r4N6DTpmLnPIbmpoCeeEmVzKAlDz7N3JLEVuU593dKFLMYBFP3p8xq6VuFRjrycyAqaWi4ddbcZWH7h3llgXgWXv5ZWegFxODBnr6Jwl3wgDQfeCcEdyeKXBrrjg51lH-Xv8lPW9GhYfpXMcLL5C6PERzevBfuUdj1j2iF2sMKF/w308-h400/variegated-peaches-n-cream-yarn.JPG" width="308" /></a></div><p>I love working with variegated yarns because they can do such interesting things when woven or knitted. In my weaving, I've both worked with trying to <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2007/11/sock-knitting-bag.html" target="_blank">match the sections of color</a> (to create a stripey ikat effect), and working with them<a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2008/10/space-dyed-blankie-done.html" target="_blank"> randomly (to create a plaid effect</a>). In my <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/bath-mats-planning.html" target="_blank">bath mat planning post</a>, I mentioned not being able to match the color sections very well, and after that I had to think about it. </p><p>The intrigue of crackle is how the colors interact, and I wondered if perhaps using a variegated yarn would somehow be overkill, or if the structure and the yarn colors would "fight" each other. I finally decided to use the variegated as both warp and background weft, and use red as my pattern weft. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQHxuiGoYeQOiuTOPZHHoiGZQCw8qZ4sU78kP9MmfMr3SUZ97qXfZnkG5Q8aZEkKEGfwA_nEpOK_CWfIL7gm74lqhjuqNYhtmhMLXtq5Rb9jRq8E1Urf-nMdEROeGe9db51CmQSTSbuOTIkVIugR0527EUKSg18bPVDsVWfN4SDSrNUimdusi/s450/variegated-peaches-n-cream-yarn2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQHxuiGoYeQOiuTOPZHHoiGZQCw8qZ4sU78kP9MmfMr3SUZ97qXfZnkG5Q8aZEkKEGfwA_nEpOK_CWfIL7gm74lqhjuqNYhtmhMLXtq5Rb9jRq8E1Urf-nMdEROeGe9db51CmQSTSbuOTIkVIugR0527EUKSg18bPVDsVWfN4SDSrNUimdusi/s16000/variegated-peaches-n-cream-yarn2.JPG" /></a></div><p>Nothing ventured, nothing gained, right? Here's how it's working out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyH88kFi-SgKX4KmjVYXZBpoPJURxhrjmEhznS0BPobPLcatfUXkcTYcY7MVqm4J40JBJmwJ7HXdBReTyztFiutWBHNcxIparOtfKUyTIIE-lxPPyHK-dxNdTqaBiv_AQ4GWAmlzORlrAkDVaQ7uJbDJXAyZsLU7jbvaMlv80hyphenhyphenpZwpbGstI7/s450/variegated-yarn-crackle.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyH88kFi-SgKX4KmjVYXZBpoPJURxhrjmEhznS0BPobPLcatfUXkcTYcY7MVqm4J40JBJmwJ7HXdBReTyztFiutWBHNcxIparOtfKUyTIIE-lxPPyHK-dxNdTqaBiv_AQ4GWAmlzORlrAkDVaQ7uJbDJXAyZsLU7jbvaMlv80hyphenhyphenpZwpbGstI7/s16000/variegated-yarn-crackle.JPG" /></a></div><p>It's been fun to weave, although I haven't really decided yet if I like it. I just know the end result will be useful as a bath mat.</p><div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/crackle-bath-mats-1st-two-done.html" target="_blank">Crackle Bath Mat 3</a> © Dec 2023</div><div style="text-align: center;"> by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254">Leigh</a> at <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/">Leigh's Fiber Journal</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Related Posts</div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/bath-mats-planning.html" target="_blank">Bath Mats: Planning</a></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/bath-mats-ho.html" style="text-align: center;">Bath Mats Ho!</a> </blockquote></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/bath-mats-continued.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Bath Mats Continued</a> </div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/crackle-bath-mats-1st-two-done.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Crackle Bath Mats: 1st Two Done</a> </div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/crackle-bath-mats-1st-two-done.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">More Bath Mats: Classic Crackle With Variegated Yarn</a> </div></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-23859041919848773072023-12-21T05:25:00.002-05:002023-12-31T09:56:46.227-05:00Crackle Bath Mats: 1st Two Done<p style="text-align: left;">
My first two
<a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/bath-mats-planning.html" target="_blank">crackle bath mats</a>
are finished and in service!
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Both were woven with the same warp, but different
<a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/10/crackle-weave-manners-of-weaving.html" target="_blank">manners of weaving</a>.
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<a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/bath-mats-ho.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">woven in classic crackle</a>
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<a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/bath-mats-continued.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"> woven in a no-tabby bird's eye twill</a>
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<p style="text-align: left;">
More details and photos can be viewed by following the links in the photo
captions. Now, I'm glad I chose the bright colors because they really add some
interest to the bathroom.
</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">
Being cotton, I expected quite a bit of shrinkage after wet finishing, but I
decided to push that to the max by drying them in the clothes dryer on the hot
setting. Ordinarily, I line dry, but on occasion will use my clothes dryer if
it's rainy or snowy out.
</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">
The shrinkage tightened up the fabric beautifully, so that the bath mats are
soft, thick, and cushy. Being unmercerized cotton, they will be nicely
absorbent. The fringe suffered most from machine laundering because that
pretty much unraveled the yarn.
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<div style="text-align: left;"><b>The particulars</b></div>
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<li>yarns: 4-ply crochet cotton (a.k.a. rug filler)</li>
<li>threading: crackle</li>
<li>treadling</li>
<ul>
<li>#1 in classic crackle</li>
<li>#2 in no-tabby twill crackle</li>
</ul>
<li>sett: 8 e.p.i.</li>
<li>picks per inch: 9</li>
<li>width in reed: 19"</li>
<li>woven width on loom: 17"</li>
<li>woven width off loom:</li>
<ul>
<li>#1 (classic crackle): 16"</li>
<li>#2 (no-tabby twill crackle): 16.5"</li>
</ul>
<li>length on loom: 26" each</li>
<li>length off loom</li>
<ul>
<li>#1 (classic crackle): 23"</li>
<li>#2 (no-tabby twill crackle): 23.5"</li>
</ul>
<li>wet finishing: machine wash in cold water, machine dry on hot</li>
<li>finished sizes:</li>
<ul>
<li>#1 (classic crackle): 15" x 21.5"</li>
<li>#2 (no-tabby twill crackle): 15.5" x 22"</li>
</ul> </ul>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><b>Notes & Observations</b></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>
It appears that the different <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/10/crackle-weave-manners-of-weaving.html" target="_blank">crackle manners of weaving</a> have different
draw-in and take-up.
</li>
<li>
The extra heddles on the shafts need to be removed when I'm weaving wider
projects. I found quite a bit of lint under the loom when I was done and I
suspect it was from the yarn rubbing on those unused heddles.
</li>
<li>Could also be because from using a snug size reed.</li>
<li>
Because of the fringe yarn unraveling, I will probably hem future bath
mats.
</li>
<li>
I somehow managed to skip a treadling block in the first bath mat. This
isn't as noticeable as I thought it would be, but if you look closely you
can see that the stair step pattern of the brown rectangles is interrupted
in about the middle of the mat.
</li>
<li>
None of these things matter much for personal use, but it's all good to
know for when I want to weave bath mats for someone else.
</li>
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A third bath mat is in the planning stages. Details soon.
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<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/crackle-bath-mats-1st-two-done.html" target="_blank">Crackle Bath Mats: 1st Two Done</a>
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© Dec 2023 by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254">Leigh</a> at <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/">Leigh's Fiber Journal</a>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-515389153865057052023-12-18T06:58:00.012-05:002023-12-24T05:15:09.514-05:00Bath Mats Continued<p>These are weaving up pretty quickly and bath mat #2 is progressing. </p>
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The treadling is one of the no-tabby twills I experimented with during the
<a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/11/end-of-warp-sampling.html" target="_blank">end of warp sampling</a>
session for
<a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/11/table-runner-2-off-loom.html" target="_blank">table runner 2</a>. It's a variation of a bird's eye twill treadling from
<span style="text-align: center;">Marguerite Porter Davison's</span><i style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/47nkLMQ" target="_blank" title="Affiliate Link">A Handweaver's Pattern Book</a> </i><span style="text-align: center;">(John Murphey's Bird's Eye VII).</span></p><p></p>
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<p>
Changing weft color makes it look somewhat complex, but with the 4-ply worsted
weight cotton yarn, it's fast and fun to weave. I should have both bath mats
off the loom soon.
</p>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-27111238328861722152023-12-16T06:05:00.010-05:002023-12-24T05:15:38.718-05:00Bath Mats Ho!<p> I've made a start.</p>
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I measured warp for two bath mats, and decided to weave the first one in classic crackle.
I didn't care for the crackle structure with <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/start-and-re-start.html" target="_blank">the red plaid scarf</a>, but I think it will work very well for a bath mat.
<a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/10/crackle-weave-manners-of-weaving.html" target="_blank">Classic crackle</a>
is a three shuttle weave with no tabby. It uses one color for the pattern weft,
and two other colors for the two background wefts.
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<div><b>Weaving Notes</b></div>
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<li>
I had quite a few colors to choose from (see <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/bath-mats-planning.html" target="_blank">Bath Mats: Planning</a>) and finally settled on lemon yellow and orange for the warp
blocks.
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<li>
I wanted to try the variegated white/yellow/orange yarn in the
warp, but had trouble measuring it so that the color sections matched up (like
they did for
<a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2007/08/what-i-took-off-my-old-loom.html" target="_blank">my diddy bag</a>.)
</li>
<li>
I'm using brown for my pattern weft; golden yellow and red for my two
background wefts.
</li><li>Weaving is a 4-pick sequence:</li>
<ul>
<li>background x (golden yellow)</li>
<li>pattern weft (brown)</li>
<li>background y (red)</li>
<li>pattern weft (brown)</li>
</ul>
<li>
I'm using stick shuttles instead of boat shuttles because for a heavier
yarn, they hold a lot more than my small boat shuttle bobbins.
</li><li>When I went to wind the red onto the shuttle, I discovered that the ball was made entirely of short pieces of yarn(!) So I bought a new red when I was out doing errands.</li><li>I chose brown for the pattern weft because I consider it a neutral color, and I'm hoping it will help keep all those bright colors from looking too gaudy. </li><li>I only say that because autumn colors aren't my favorite, so they tend to look gaudy to me. 😄 But they match <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/bath-mats-planning.html" target="_blank">my stained glass window</a>.</li><li>At first, handling the three shuttles and keeping track of the colors plus <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/08/manually-converting-tie-up-to-liftplan.html" target="_blank">lift order</a> was awkward and required a lot of concentration. But it got easier pretty quickly.</li>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Text & photos copyrighted by Leigh's Fiber Journal at http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com</div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-11604598681732416012023-12-14T07:58:00.003-05:002023-12-24T05:16:02.179-05:00Bath Mats: Planning<div>
I have two things in mind for my next weaving projects: bath mats and a
bathroom rug. We need both, so the first step was deciding which to do first.
These are going to be for
<a href="https://www.5acresandadream.com/2013/07/showing-off-our-new-bathroom.html" target="_blank">our small master bath</a> (although our second small
<a href="https://www.5acresandadream.com/2011/02/project-complete-bathroom.html" target="_blank">kitchen bathroom</a>
needs them too). Because we have small bathrooms, both mats and rugs will be
on the small side of such things.
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<div>The colors will be taken from our stained glass bathroom window.</div>
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Photo from December 2012. Blog post
<a href="https://www.5acresandadream.com/2012/12/installing-that-pretty-bathroom-window.html" target="_blank">here</a>.
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I already have yarns suitable for some bath mats, which are Aunt
Lydia's/Peaches 'n Cream cotton rug filler/crochet type yarns.
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The golden yellow would work better than the lemon yellow,<br />but I
only have that one ball of the golden, lots of the lemon.
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For the rug, I want to make a rag rug, which will require preparing the rag
strips, So, I decided to start with the mats. Not sure if I should weave two
or three.
</p>
<div>
I want to continue exploring crackle, so the question is which
<a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/10/crackle-weave-manners-of-weaving.html" target="_blank">manner of weaving?</a>
I have some
<a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/11/end-of-warp-sampling.html" target="_blank">no-tabby twill weave samples</a>
that I'd like to explore with color, but there are new ones I'd like to try
too, Also, I'm pondering if and how to use the variegated yarn. I have lots of
possibilities to think about.</div><div><br /></div><div>I confess these aren't my favorite colors, which makes it all the more challenging. I would have preferred blues and greens, but when we bought the stained glass window, that was the only color on offer. So I've just worked with it.</div>
<div><br /></div>
<div>At any rate, with <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/gray-plaid-scarf.html" target="_blank">my last project finished</a>, planning for my next project has begun.</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/bath-mats-planning.html">Bath Mats: Planning</a> © Dec 2023
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by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254">Leigh</a> at <a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/">Leigh's Fiber Journal</a>
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Related posts</div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/bath-mats-ho.html" style="text-align: center;">Bath Mats Ho!</a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/bath-mats-continued.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Bath Mats Continued</a><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com/2023/12/crackle-bath-mats-1st-two-done.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Crackle Bath Mats: 1st Two Done</a> </div></blockquote>
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