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.
Weaving Notes & Observations
- The finer wool yarn I used for warp wasn't the best choice for this purpose.
- I knew that would be the case.
- I knew I'd probably have to do a lot of warp repairs.
- But I only ended up with five breakages, fewer than I anticipated.
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The Saori philosophy of embracing mistakes served me well.
- I threaded the loom for plain weave, and discovered a threading error.
- I also had a few skipped warp threads due to the stickiness of the wool.
- That gave me occasional 3-thread floats.
- In the spirit of Saori, I did not fret over these and left them.
- Mistakes and errors are the badges of honor which cry out, "A human made me!"
- Frequent weft changes created rustic selvedges, which I like.
Conclusion
When I started planning for this simple project, I thought I wasn't really going to do Saori weaving because I don't have a Saori loom. Nor did I start with a very good understanding of what Saori weaving is. While I was having fun with it, I found myself turning to the Saori precepts I had read. I think what I realized, is that it's not the weaving that makes it Saori, it's the philosophy. A philosophy that I see can serve me well.
I think perhaps this one-time experiment in the world of Saori weaving will not be my last.
2 comments:
I really like the color and patterns on this, Leigh!
Thank you, TB! It's fun when something turns out well. :)
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