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<\/a><\/div>\nI put all the sectional warp pegs back in and, again, used no packing material as I wound on. The warp is a mix of 10\/2 and 20\/2 cotton along with an end of 10\/1 silk noil (as previous). I held all six strands together while winding the warp and threaded randomly. Oh, and Lynn? 864 ends is a lot of ends. A lot. The warp is 36″ wide and 24 epi. This was slow going.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nWeaving is underway; I’ve got about the first 9″ done. It feels very open, but I remember that it was like this before and I simply can’t fret about it. The cotton shrinks mightily and that’ll make the Spot Bronson pop. I like the shots of somewhat darker stripes. I hope it translates well to the final garment, but we’ll see.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nNow, for those with a sharp eye, you might ask, “What’s that dark stuff down there?” That, my friends, is the header row. Again with the tweedy wool single of which I have TONS. Here … look again …<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nI gotta say, I *really* like the look of that fabric. Depending on how much I’m able to weave off, I’ll try and save some at the end to get a big enough chunk to truly evaluate it. I think that’ll be back. It’d be trivial to warp up something narrow and just bang that off in plain weave. The contrast is just so striking. But that’s for later.<\/p>\n
Here’s hoping I can make a big dent in this today as I don’t know when I’ll get back to it. Lots more rolling about in my brain. I’m hoping throwing a shuttle will help quiet things down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After lots of interruptions and other projects, the production fabric is finally on the loom and underway. I wanted to try weaving something nearly full-width on the Gilmore, mainly to get a feel for what it’s like to throw a … Continue reading