This past week has been about weaving.
I finished my first card weaving piece. This was really easy, and enjoyable to weave.
I ended up with about 1.5m of braid. It is made from 8/2 unmercerized cotton in 4 colours.
The design is created by turning all the cards at a time. The top design is turning the cards 4 times one way and then 4 times the other way while weaving. The bottom design is 8 times each way. I believe this type of design is called a threaded in design. There are many other ways to card weave, and I look forward to trying out some other designs. The braid is quite thick and strong, because it is 4 layers of thread. The reverse side of the braid is a different pattern (it's visible in other the photo).
I also finished weaving the boucle towels (before washing).
Since some of the towels needed a loop, I wove a small band. This is the first time I have woven boucle cotton on the inkle loom - I was surprised it worked, but it was a bit hard to weave.
This is the fabric, and braid after washing. The white line on the fabric is a thicker cotton, where I cut the towels apart.
Nine towels - all hemmed, and ready to use (each one is different).
Nice and bright, spring time towels (although it is very chilly outside, -33ºC this morning).
I also finished spinning another skein of yarn. This one is a merino/tencel blend that I dyed. It is chain plied, so the colours wouldn't be too blended.
Photos from around -
Molly's frosty face from digging her ball in and out of the snow.
The little white house was moved to a new location this week.
All the best!♥︎
