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<\/a><\/div>\nthat’s the warp coming off the warp beam above and the cloth going onto the storage beam below. \u00a0The storage beam has it’s own tensioning system so that as I advance the cloth it just winds on. \u00a0And, there’s only enough tension to keep the spring going – the actual tension on the just-woven cloth is delivered by the sandpaper beam. \u00a0It’s all very clever; and exceedingly simple to use. \u00a0Best of all, the rollers direct the cloth in such a way that my knees never interfere with it – a nice change from both the Gilmore and the Baby Wolf (curse of being a tall person!).<\/p>\n
This also being a long warp forced me to keep changing tie-ups and treadlings so that I didn’t lose my mind. \u00a0I also tried different weft colors within patterns – all of which led to me discovering a lovely Color-and-Weave variation:<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nI absolutely love this pattern. \u00a0I may just have to keep one of these for myself. \u00a0Or, I’ll have to make more.<\/p>\n
That said, it’s time to finish beaming the next warp (three sections to go) – it’s a variant of this warp in all browns\/naturals. \u00a0Part of that is clearing the stash, part is to have more color options within a pattern group.<\/p>\n
Once Fair is behind me, it’s time to get serious about the cotton shirt and also to start thinking about this:<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nI have a few thoughts about how to incorporate this into cloth – and I’m hoping that Sara and Deb will have more when I see them next month. \u00a0Next month! \u00a0Where does the time go?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A quick drop-in now that I’m back from holiday to show a bit of the pre-Art Fair process. \u00a0Part of getting to know the AVL is to use it as much as possible – and this latest batch of towels … Continue reading