After my successful experiment in random stripes, I started to think about how to apply random stripes. An 8-shaft leaf draft I found floating around the internet gave me an idea.
- The weft forms the shape of the leaf. I can use one representative color for each season. That will make for easier weaving, since I won't have to keep track of and change weft colors.
- The warp colors color the leaf. Here's where I'm thinking about the random stripes. If I choose a variety of yarns in seasonal leaf colors, I can give the leaves some personality, i.e. they won't all be exactly the same. At least not horizontally.
So that's the idea I'm working on at the moment. As soon as I finish painting the ceiling in our newly remodeled front room, I'll be able to get to work dressing the loom.
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You're weaving this on a table loom? I wonder if there is way to simplify the lifting. (I was going to say, put the strips vertically, too.)
No, I'll weave it on my Glimakra. I've been wondering about simplifying the treadling too. Somewhere online there used to be a treadle reducer. I'll have to see if I can find it.
I really love ❤️ this.
Thanks Linda! I just hope it turns out like I picture in my head. :)
Tim's Treadle reducer https://www.cs.earlham.edu/~timm/treadle/
Good luck with your project.
Thanks Val!
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