I'm warped but can't weave yet!!!

"Why not?" you ask. Because the pattern I have chosen needs four shafts per pedal and I don't have that many cords. Thank you, Sandy of "Redfish Dyeworks" and "The Weaving Outpost". She is looking to see if she has them so I can begin weaving. Let's hope she finds them or I will have to shop on line and wait for them to arrive.

The pattern I am weaving, once I get the cords on the loom, is a twill variations that caught my eye! It is M and W twill. This makes what looks like interesting float patterns that really show off two contrasting colors. I am making towels for a towel exchange that I mentioned in an earlier blog and I think it will be a long enough warp to really try all the variations plus keep a few towels for me, instead of handing them all over to the exchange.

I have a 3/2 cotton in Spice as the warp and some beautiful 3/2 cotton in Desert Sand as the weft. I also want to try on with my bamboo yarn in Robin's Egg Blue. It is my favorite color and I just love working with Bamboo in towels because it makes them antimicrobial and so soft to the touch you don't mind drying the dishes by hand! I can't, however, use the bamboo for the exchange because I am limited to linen, cotton, cottolin, ramie or hemp. I may also try the linen that I have but the size is off. It is much finer than the cotton and it may be overwhelmed by the cotton. We'll see. I will photograph the samples and let you judge.

Next blog will contain photos. Look for them and let me know which one you like best!!!