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This habit (or non-habit) is not going to serve me very well as a weaver. Could it be that a reformed attitude is in order?
Although I am getting much faster at warping my loom, it is still time-consuming. Once the loom is set up, I want to weave. If after an inch of weaving I decide I don't like what I'm seeing, I am in trouble. It is no easy task to "rip out" a warp and start over!
So, I am sampling. Check out these two samples/practice mats. I used the same three colors in each of the projects. In the runner I used hot pink for the weft. In the place mats I used bright turquoise. What a difference. (I also made fewer mistakes in the placemats - learning curve!)
For plain weave items I can sample on my Cricket loom (another good reason to have one) but for bigger, more complicated projects I'll have to sample on the big loom. Can do. Can do! I can see that in the long run it is going to be worth it. I am going to reform. At least as a weaver!
bee you ti ful!
ReplyDeleteHi Kristine! I'm loving your blog! I've finally had time to "catch up" so to speak with your doings. I'm SO HAPPY you've learned to weave. I'm trying to avoid it (after a decade), but it's calling me back––which brought back a memory.
ReplyDeleteI worked in a studio weaving color samples for Woolrich. Since they used primarily a 2/2 twill, when we finished one sample, we would cut it off the warp, then tie the next warp on using square knots, and crank it back.