A week or so ago, I was in the process of cleaning and oiling the loom, and I had started getting the next weaving project started. Remember this?
It’s finally made it to the loom…
…and it’s weaving up beautifully. I’m liking plaids, especially in cotton. I can already tell that there will be more plaid experiments in the near future, once I get more cottons to play with.
I don’t know what this is going to be when it’s done, but I’m sure something will come to me. I’m thinking something picnic-related, though. I can see some home made foccacia bread and fresh lemonade materializing already…
Leslie
Although it might be sacrilegious with such beautiful fabric, wouldn’t that make a lovely napkin set?
Jun 10, 2009 @ 7:05 am
Benita
Cool summery tartan. Lovely!
Jun 10, 2009 @ 7:40 am
Divine Bird Jenny
I have been waiting to see how it looks woven up ever since you posted that pic of the warp! Wonderful!
I’ve decided that I need some hands-on instruction with weaving. I am not quite getting something, and it reminds me of how I felt when I first learned to spin. I needed real-life help. I’ll figure it out sometime!
Jun 10, 2009 @ 7:41 am
Ginger
Pretty, yes! definitely a picnic theme. Placemats and napkins set, perhaps?
Jun 10, 2009 @ 7:54 am
Roxie
How much yardage will you have? Line a picnic basket? Make a cloth? I always wrap the wine and glasses in a couple of towels.
Jun 10, 2009 @ 8:27 am
jessica~
Whoooo, I like the picnic basket cloth set, idea. It definitely is a summery fabric. I can see some plates of steamed lobster and corn on the cob sitting very pretty on that fabric!
Jun 10, 2009 @ 8:35 am
Chris
Hmm – wonder what clan has that for its tartan.
Jun 10, 2009 @ 8:42 am
Heidi
Wow, it’s a meditation unto itself. I especially like the breaks in the narrow blue lines.
Jun 10, 2009 @ 11:34 am
kitkatknit
Kilt. It has kilt fabric written all over it. Really (I know cause I have that neon pink and green plaid 1971 vintage wool yardage my Dad bought in London for me)
Jun 10, 2009 @ 12:37 pm
Michelle
Oooh. Plaid. I love me a good plaid!
Jun 10, 2009 @ 3:17 pm
humblebumble
you like your bright neon colours don’t you?
i suggest you investigate Griswold’s tartan patterns.
go to handweaving.net and search under tartans. towards the end there’s loads of tartans with numbers not names. many bright colours and non traditional tartans. very much worth looking at. i’m all about non-traditional tartans, the tartan system is nonsense, do what you like. if the epi equals the ppi to colour then it’s tartan if that’s what you wanna call it.
there’s a lot of wacky cool tartans out there waiting to be made, and plenty people that want kilts made. if you can weave AND use a sewing machine then i reckon there’s a wee bit of cash to be made in the hippy/anarchist market
Jun 10, 2009 @ 7:04 pm
Kathie Kelleher
Tartan is one of the most fun things to weave.
With your color scheme, even better!
Lots of tartans have the colors represent “things”. I’d like to see how you’d assign your colors
Jun 11, 2009 @ 9:49 pm