Is there a chance we can get our hands on David's draft for his towels in the show and tell? The color is inspiring, as is the sequencing.
Hi Kit,
I have reached out to David.....I don't have his notes any longer. I know he is very busy right now but we'll see what he says :)
Cheers,
Jane
thanks so much Jane.
Hi Kit, I have sent you David's notes in an email because I don't know how to upload them here. Duh!
Hi Kit! Thank you for your kind words about my project for this episode. Shout out if you need any help deciphering my notes. Jane can give you my email if you need it.
thanks so much, I'm diving into your inspiring fabric.
I used your WIF and uploaded it to Handweaving dot net to explore what you created. Nicely done! Your notes are very thorough, including the WIF, measuring notes (metric is challenging but I get the idea!), yarn colors too. Let me know if it's OK to post it here to share with others on the Forum.
I’m glad you were able to figure it all out. I’m happy for you to share it 😊 I opened up the sett a teensy bit more for my block double weave project in season 9. If you haven’t already seen it, check out the show and tell for that episode.
And are you able to help me identify this structure? I'm thrilled to hear that Jane is going to take the Margo Selby workshop in Whitstable (I'm drooling all over my loom). So I bet we see Lampas in Season 11. Ou La La
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Hi Kit, I'm not sure what it is, kinda looks warp faced but I'm not really sure. I wish I could see it better.
Hi Kit,
If this is a version of block double weave, I can see six uniquely different columns. Each column would require 4 shafts, so it would need 24 shafts. Maybe more to get the solid blue borders.
I suspect that it was done with loops like terry cloth, or knots like rya knots used in rug weaving, because it does look to have that kind of texture. It would be nice to be able to touch this cloth, and have a peek at the back.
I love that a graphic could be interpreted in so many different weaves.
Thanks for sharing.
I really am curious about this structure, Margo Selby, and I know Season 11 will be inspired by your trip.
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And here's a close up of the above vague structure. Weft faced?
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I love Margo Selby's work and how she plays with colour.
I am working on Placemat #5 on my 4 shaft loom. When I do block B, it weaves all together. its not a tube. What am I doing wrong?
If I'm reading the directions right .. its left treadle 5(T), then right treadle 1 &4(B), then left treadle 6,(T) then right treadls 2&4(B)
When I check the shed, there is no separation, its all woven together?
I started with Block A instead of Block B, does that make a difference?
Hi Karen,
Which tie-up are you using. on page 16?
I am using the tie-up on the top - 6 treadles.
You are reading it correctly. I'll send Barbara an message to chime in as she is the expert on this one :)
I know she's away today but you should get an answer soon!
Thank you Ginette
Hi Karen,
When you are weaving double weave on 4 shafts, you will get a horizontal join whenever you change from an A Block to a B block, or when you change from a B block to an A block because you are lifting what was on the bottom to now become the top layer. Then as you continue with the same block you will get a tube for the length of that block. When you switch back to the other block the two layers will close up again.
Is this the stitching together that you are experiencing? Or are you getting the layers joining together through the whole block?
Weaving Block B, it is treadle 5 (T) which lifts shaft 2;
treadles 1 and 4 (B) which lifts shafts 1, 2 and 4, (shafts 2 and 4 are the top layer lifted out of the way, and shaft 1 is the first half of the plain weave for the bottom layer):
treadle 6(T) which lifts shaft 4;
and finally treadles 2 and 4 (B) which lifts shafts 2, 3 and 4. (shafts 2 and 4 are the top layer lifted out of the way, and shaft 3 is the second half of the plain weave for the bottom layer)
It looks like you are weaving Block B correctly, so if the B tube is being stitched together throughout the block, check to see if there are threads crossing at the reed.
let me know if this helps, or if there is something else going on.
Well here I am again but this time I wound on a 13.5 yard warp and wove 8 placemats, 16 napkins and one 6 foot runner. I didn’t do the runner the first time but I decided to this time and wow it is so much fun and looks so gorgeous. I am just thrilled! Thank you so much Barbara for this incredibly diverse set of projects all on one warp! Usually I’m tired of a long warp at the end but I literally galloped to my loom this morning to do the rep weave.
On another note - I’m worried about putting this long runner into the washing machine and wondering if I would be better off washing it in the bathtub - I kinda thought of washing it like stomping grapes - maybe not quite that vigorous. Suggestions welcome!
Hi Lori, so happy to see you had lots of fun with this. I washed all my pieces in the washing machine. I take them out while they are still damp and press them carefully right away, and I haven't had any problems.