Time for a finished project! Woven on the Megado that doesn't live here anymore, a month or two ago. It has been so busy here and this one slipped my mind! With all the studio rearranging, it was folded and put away....
I wove this pattern a couple of years ago on my old Spring loom and enjoyed it very much. I could see some potential for treadling variations and colour pairings. I wound a 4 colour gradation from royal blue to deep teal green on my warping mill. It does take some time but I quite enjoy the process.
The warp yarns were 8/2 tencel as they have so many lovely rich colours: royal blue, azure, greyed teal and dark teal. The first scarf I used salmon which looks very terracotta to me. The sett was the usual 24 epi.
Its a very rich looking mix and there is irridescence!
When it came time to weave up the second scarf and I had to choose a weft colour, I was stumped! Last time I wove this pattern, I used black for one and coral for the other. I auditioned a few candidates and finally chose lemongrass..... and a different treadling for a whole new look.
Both shawls very very beautiful. I like the way the warp colours alter the shade of the weft, particularly the terracotta weft.
ReplyDeleteThank you Dianne! It's amazing the effect of colours have on one another. Sometimes experimenting works out so well and other times you learn what doesn't 😉 ( I think you are the only person who reads this blog who knows how to write a comment anymore..... and I thank you 😘 )
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