Isn't that pretty? That's a picture of the back of the loom.
My goal is to learn how to weave wider fabric.
The thing is, I have this gorgeous warp on the loom and I can't decide what colour weft to use. I tried a few different colours and nothing really pops as 'the one'. I'm also not very happy with the threading. I wish I had sampled a few different patterns first. I also wish I had tried a few samples in different setts (how many threads per inch) because it would make different densities of fabric and I could see which would be best.
All these things and more I could learn from weaving a sample. But instead, I made a guess and wound a 4-yard warp. I actually only need 3 yards, so I have a little bit of room to play with... actually, 3 yards was with the original math, which I got wrong. To get two squares, I only need 2.25 yards. This gives me lots of room to play with. But how to play and what?
Here are a few colours I've tried for the weft. from the bottom, red, a lime green colour, white and grey. I don't know if I like any of them. I can't see the pattern at all.
I don't know if I'm happy with this, I don't know if I want to continue. I adore the colours in the warp... but everything else could have been so much better if I had woven a sample first.
What do you think? Any suggestions on what colour to try next?
1 comment:
I was curious to see what weft colour you'd chosen for that gorgeous warp. I'm not very good yet at predicting colour interactions in woven cloth, so I'm not at all sure what colour I'd have tried next. Maybe a blue? Not sure whether I'd have tried a pale or a dark blue, though. Looking forward to seeing what else you'll try.
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