I am not a particularly happy camper. I’m not happy with the results I’m getting, and I’m not happy about how I’m having to go about getting even those results. 🙁
Notice anything odd in the photo above? Like, where’s the reed?
Well, I was even less happy with the results while using a 6 dent reed, 8 ends per dent. I was getting definite reed streaks and in this textile, was highly doubtful the streaks would come out.
I’m not happy about using the white weft (see photo below) but since the density isn’t quite warp faced, the brick red was showing through and muddying up the rest of the colours.
The white is better, but of course shows on the selvedge.
The only way I can weave this is with a stick shuttle, using the shuttle to beat the wefts into place. This is just the first 3 inches or so of weaving, and I need to work a lot harder on my right hand selvedge (my right hand is my dominant hand, so the left selvedge is much better.)
I’m also thinking I need to quadruple the brick red and try it again with the stick shuttle. The textile is about a 1/4 inch narrower, so the warp is providing better coverage without the reed. But not entirely, so I’m thinking that’s a waste of time and effort.
Sigh………
This project is proving once again that I really am not all that happy about doing special orders that need to be absolutely precise.
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