Table Loom Sampler: Second Set of Samples

Practice! Practice! Practice! And I need it because a fourteen year hiatus from weaving hasn't done me any favors. On the other hand, it's a relief to discover that all the knowledge and skill I once had haven't abandoned me completely. 

As far as working with the table loom, I've found it good to simply write down the lever lift sequence and follow that, rather than trying to look at the draft and mentally translate it for the table loom levers. This has been easy to follow and the simpler ones are easy to memorize.

Sample 6

          VII. Pebble Weave from Marguerite Porter
 Davison's A Handweaver's Pattern Book.

I found myself thinking about how to use this one. I'm thinking skirt fabric or tea towel using closely related colors such as white and neutral or two shades of blue. I'm thinking this would bring out a textured effect.

Lever lift sequence

1-3

2-4

1-2

3-4

repeat 

Sample 7 

II 179 A (waffle weave treadling) from
Helene Bress's The Weaving Book

Lever lift sequence

4

3

2-4

1-3-4

2-3-4

1-3-4

2-4

3

repeat

 Sample 8

II 238 A (overshot) from 
Helene Bress's The Weaving Book

Lever lift sequence

(use tabby)

1-2

2-3

3-4

1-4

1-2

2-3

1-2

1-4

3-4

2-3

repeat

Sample 9

II 34 A (weft emphasis twill) from 
Helene Bress's The Weaving Book

Lever lift sequence

1

2

3

4

repeat

Sample 10

II 43 A (warp emphasis twill) from 
Helene Bress's The Weaving Book

Lever lift sequence

1-2-3

1-2-4

1-2-3

1-2-4

1-3-4

2-3-4

1-2-3

1-2-4

1-3-4

2-3-4

1-3-4

2-3-4

1-2-3

1-2-4

1-3-4

2-3-4

repeat

I was expecting the levering (???) to be complicated, until I realized that I was only changing one harness per pick. That meant I only had to change one lever per pick, which actually turned out to be pretty easy. 

Observations (things to improve upon):

• My beating is becoming more even, but
• There's some unevenness of tension across the warp. I see it along the fell, where in some places the weft packs in differently than other spots. 
• Not entirely satisfied with my selvedges. (Yet)

I'm looking forward to getting all of these off the loom and wet finished to see how they turn out.

Table Loom Sampler: Second Set of Samples 

© Aug. 2023 by Leigh at Leigh's Fiber Journal

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Table Loom Sampler: First Set of Samples 

Table Loom Sampler: Third Set of Samples

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