{"id":106,"date":"2012-03-06T09:16:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T17:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.schafenfreude.com\/?p=106"},"modified":"2013-10-27T18:43:01","modified_gmt":"2013-10-28T01:43:01","slug":"samples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.schafenfreude.com\/?p=106","title":{"rendered":"Samples"},"content":{"rendered":"

As promised yesterday, here are some pictures of the first set of samples. None of these have been washed so bear that in mind.<\/p>\n

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First up is an overall shot of the fabric. As you can see, the warp is split in half vertically with one side being all 11\/2 natural cotton and the other half the mixed-warp of 11\/2 cotton in natural, light brown and green, 20\/2 cotton in bone and ecru and 10\/1 silk noil. Sett is 30epi with each thread being treated the same; no consideration for the difference in diameter between the 11\/2 and the 20\/2.<\/p>\n
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There’s not much to show in the plain weave all cotton warp that isn’t evident in a later picture, but I’m quite intrigued by how the mixed-warp is weaving up. As I said earlier, I threaded this one without regard to order; whatever was closest got put through a heddle and that has resulted in an irregular set of stripes. I wondered about what would happen if two 20\/2 threads were next to each other and whether or not I wanted to avoid that – but I was talked out of trying to do anything special to either avoid it or encourage it.<\/p>\n

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It’s really quite pleasing, no? The other thing to keep in mind is that the darker brown won’t stay that color. Rather, it’ll become a medium to deep green over time with washing. I can encourage that by finishing the fabric in a baking soda boil. I think I’ll see how it looks post normal machine washing before I decide whether or not to do that.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Next up is the alternative treadling for Spot Bronson. It’s easily visible on the plain cotton side of the fabric. There’s no striping in the warp to get in the way. I like the dimensionality it lends but I think the tweaking may come in how closely the spots are placed. More plain weave both in the threading and in the treadling might make for a more refined fabric – but for now, it’s just about seeing how things behave.<\/div>\n
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Again, close-in of the Bronson. From here, you can see the reed marks. They’ve relaxed just a bit, but there’s a lot of pebbling in the fabric and that leads me to re-sleying at 24epi. I’m half way through that task and plan to finish that today so I can complete weaving the sample. Since it’s for a top, it needn’t be as sturdy and a more balanced weave will be interesting.<\/p><\/div>\n

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And here’s a close-in of the Bronson on the mixed warp. The same pebbling occurs since the majority of the warp is the 11\/2 or 10\/1 but the vertical striping camouflages the spots when viewed at a distance. Regardless, I really, REALLY like the overall color scheme.<\/div>\n
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I’m planning to put hands on some additional 11\/2 (heck, I should call it 10\/2 and be done) cotton that will keep these neutral browns. I think they’re just beautiful. I also like the bits of shine that ther 20\/2 gives as it’s mercerized.<\/p><\/div>\n

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So, there you have it. I’ll put more pictures up when I’ve finished up the other sample and washed everything. Who knew sampling could be so exciting?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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