I don’t what what this is going to be. It is some 10/2 cotton, 120 ends warped at 12epi, weaving at 9 inches wide, and will see if I have enough cotton to be around 4 yards long.
I just wanted to weave and didn’t want to cut into any of the new handspun yet. Cotton was the option. I chose three colors to work with. The warp is a nice copper brown. The weft is a nice olive and a gold tone. I threaded it in a 1 2 3 4, and started doing a 2/2 twill on treadles 1 & 2, and 3 & 4, and using two throws of each color as I go. It’s become a nice badketweave.
I have no idea what I’m doing, but it sure looks pretty both up close and from a distance. It should be finished over the weekend, and I’ll have a better idea of what it wants to be…
Devorah
I’m thinking “picnic throw.”
Jun 26, 2009 @ 5:20 am
Kate
I have totally fallen in love with weaving tea towels and hand towels from 8/2 cotton. It’s so much fun to experiment with all the patterns you can get on one long warp.
Jun 26, 2009 @ 5:22 am
jackie
Nice!
Jun 26, 2009 @ 6:11 am
Cindy
It is pretty no matter what you use it for!
Nice to see you weaving again!
Jun 26, 2009 @ 6:44 am
Benita
I like the color combination. It really does look like a basket. I’m curious what it will be, too.
Jun 26, 2009 @ 7:28 am
holli
For some reason, I find it Thanksgiving-y. I love the close up photo, very cool in it’s own right. Keep us posted on it’s transformation.
Jun 26, 2009 @ 8:02 am
Chris
Very autumnal. And it’s making my eyes cross!
Jun 26, 2009 @ 8:37 am
Leslie
I can see this used in some of the shots you’ll be doing for autumn and Thanksgiving at work. Maybe they’ll give you a bonus for bringing in your own props
Jun 26, 2009 @ 8:41 am
Heide
Lovely and elegant in its simplicity. Crisp colors and neatly executed. I want to be like you when I grow up.
Jun 26, 2009 @ 9:08 am
Roxie
Kickass work! 9 inches wide by 4 yards long? Heck, you have an obi for a mature woman’s kimono!
Jun 26, 2009 @ 9:47 am
Heidi
I think this helps explain why I’m not drawn to weaving–I’d NEVER be able to cut this fabric. It’s really lovely.
Jun 26, 2009 @ 10:36 am
Astrid
That is just great! I will have to try something similar if I ever get this warp off my loom.
Jun 26, 2009 @ 11:53 am
Peg in South Carolina
12 epi is a very very loose sett for this. Something closer to 20 epi, perhaps even higher because it’s basket weave, not plain weave. If you have any warp leftover when you are done, you might cut off and resley just to see what it would look like at a finer sett.
Jun 26, 2009 @ 12:04 pm
Sara
It is pretty – maybe a lap throw…picnic blanket…all sorts of possiblities!!!
Jun 26, 2009 @ 12:56 pm