The way the back\/shoulder piece is cut as a big “U”, with a fold down the center of the back so that it can be a single piece. From looking at the pattern, I think I can get away with a piece that’s 24″ wide after finishing, so that means it should be about 26 or 27″ wide on the loom. (Time to get the Gilmore going!) The front\/belly piece is narrower than the back, so whatever fold I have for the back will cover the front as well.<\/p>\n
The alternative is to use the front piece as my widest, or cut it on the opposite grain, so that I can weave a narrower piece of fabric. All in, I’ll need about 3 yards for the folded pieces, I think more like 4 or 5 yards for the seamed pieces. That means a seam up the back which may affect the drape\/structure of the piece.<\/p>\n
The fabric will be a spot Bronson that looks like this (look, Ma! PixieLoom!):<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/div>\nand I’ll make sure that I use the 1-2-1-2-1 on both edges to get a clean selvedge. Either 11\/2 cotton (white on white) or an 8\/2 cottolin (need to check the colors) as the yarn. The 11\/2 will get sett at 24 and the 8\/2 at 20. Spot Bronson should be sett as for plain weave rather than for twill.<\/p>\n
So, thoughts? That’s hopefully next weekend’s project; assuming I get my real work done this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
that is the question. The next pattern that I’m going to make (’cause it’s quick) is the Two-Piece Tunic that I mentioned the other day. I downloaded and printed the pattern to give it a once-over and see what size … Continue reading