Decisions

It’s time to fish.  No more cutting bait, no more sampling.  I need to get the warp on the loom and woven off so that it’s down to assembly and writing before we head off to pick up the AVL on the 22nd.  That weekend will be gone, so I need to make sure I’m in good shape.

That said, I’ve been looking hard at the gample (see?  new word!) I did this past week and it was absolutely the right thing to do.  My beat was much better and more even (and I’m also reminding myself that a 20″ warp is a different beast than a 9″ warp) and the patterns are now evident in ways they’d not been before.  So, first off, some pictures of each particular treadling/tie-up:

In all versions, the warp color order, from left to right, green-blue-purple.  And, I treadled each version in all three colors, green-blue-purple, before changing the tie-up/treadling pattern.  Squares were 3″ wide by 4″ tall on the loom.  Or as close to that as possible, and woven as a balanced fabric – 30 epi/ 30ppi.

This version has a more distinct horizontal/vertical look – and it also has a waffle-like texture that’s quite different from the other two.

And here’s an example of what I mean about a fabric being “hot”.  That value difference between the light green and either the blue or purple is significant – and the purple/green zinging off of each other really tends to overwhelm the pattern.  Comare the upper left with the lower right – and, most intriguing, the top middle with the lower right.  Neat, huh?

A better look at the waffle-like one – I think either of the two-color versions would work well.  But, I’m 99% sure that this one is the winner:

It has the plaiting effect that Anita wanted, quite strongly, but when viewed from a distance, it doesn’t get too crazy.  And, it’s in line with the Pantone colors that she wanted.  I’ve plenty of both colors to make this happen so no worries on that front.

So, whaddya think?