I started to weave the sashes. Just a plain twill which really gives the finished product a very tweedy look. For the second set I am using a white weft and changing the treadeling to 1-2-3-4-3-2-repeat. It gives a different look using the same warp and a more 'springy' feel to it. Again, this project, as with all of the other billions of scarves/sashes, is pretty much to play with the colors:) It has really been eye opening to the possibilies (which, of course, are endless) and interesting on what the colors do when they are woven together.
I’ve been weaving on a Glimakra 8 harness countermarche loom for almost 10 years now. I love it! It weaves like a dream, it’s super heavy, I get an excellent shed when all is going well, and I have a bit of an emotional attachment to it. The only thing that I don’t love about this loom is that I have to climb on the floor to tie up the treadles. Depending on the pattern, I could be under there for quite some time. I’m pretty limber and in pretty good shape but climbing under the loom is back breaking work. So much so that I’m sometimes out of commission for the remainder of the day after. Look how pretty this loom is though! I cleaned out the area that this loom has been designating as it’s home and prepped for the replacement. I got an amazing deal on a Louet Spring and couldn’t pass it up! I’ve been doing a lot of research o...
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