Project Particulars:
- Pattern: Fibonacci stripes in a 2/2 twill and reverse
- Yarn: 8/2 cotton
- Sett: 24 e.p.i.
- Width on loom: 17.5 inches
- Woven length on loom: 30 inches
- Finished width: 15.75 inches
- Finished length: 28 inches
Weaving Notes
Noteworthy 1: When I was just getting started and weaving the plain weave header, I
noticed that there were warp stripes appearing. They're
especially noticeable in the dark gray warp sections.
Upon a closer look, I discovered that these are the result of the way the reed is threaded. I only have one size reed, which is 10 dents per inch. So far, I've woven my samplers and dishtowels at 20 ends per inch, or two per dent. The sett for the table runner needed to be 24 per inch. That meant I had to thread the reed in a 2 - 2 - 3 sequence. The result is that where there are three threads in a dent, they are bunched up and formed stripes in the plain weave header.
Thankfully, this wasn't a problem when I wove the twill.
Still, it's something to keep in mind and perhaps consider purchasing a 12 dent reed in the future.
Noteworthy 2: As I measured the project length on the loom while weaving, I allowed a couple of extra inches beyond my targeted project length for take-up. When I got it off the loom it was no longer under tension and so was shorter than I expected! Thankfully, length is arbitrary, and so this is one of those "don't point out the mistakes and no one will notice" thingys!
To compensate, I used the plain weave headers like borders for the hems.
I was able to get my targeted length and I'm satisfied with how the plain
borders highlight the twill pattern, Who's to know it wasn't planned?
Now on to plan table runner number two.
7 comments:
Looks nifty Leigh! And now I have a greater appreciation of my tweed jacket that I bought in Ireland so many years ago.
Awesome! Love the attention to the process and explanation. Love seeing all potential to an end pattern. Always amazing to me that one can accentuate pattern and color by threading and treadle sequence or/and color combinations, or the two together. Weaving is a wicked pot of possibilities.
Opps Goatldi
Another beautiful project! Seems they are flying off your loom, but I'm probably just so busy I don't realize the passage of time.
TB, thank you! And lucky you to own a genuine Irish tweed jacket. Very classic. Tweeds fascinate me and many of them are woven in twill. (Another area of study someday!)
Goatldi, yes, that is what is so fascinating (and addicting!) about weaving. So many surprises with what's revealed. No room for boredom!
Michelle, thanks! I try to get a little weaving in every day, although that doesn't always happen. Now, I need to plan the next one, but that part is fun too. :)
Leigh, my tweed jacket purchase was a bit of dumb luck: it was 34 years ago, I was young, prices were much less, and I was in a less traveled part of Ireland. Doubt I could bring myself to spend the money today or find one I could even afford.
Still, I'd say it was a good purchase. Textiles of other cultures always fascinate me, as does traditional styles of dress. That and cuisine are usually the distinctive expressions of a culture.
No doubt prices on authentic tweed garments have skyrocketed! Especially those made with traditional methods.
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