I know this picture is dark – I wanted to show the texture of the cloth and the flash just wiped that out.
So this picture shows the end of one mat, the hem with cutting line and the beginning of the next mat.
The set up is identical to the red mats but the warp is one strand of a 4/8 white plus a 2/8 beige cotton set at 10 epi.
The weft is two strands of 4/8 plus one of a fine cotton slub, all in natural white. The hem is one strand of the fine cotton slub.
The weave structure is again broken twill on a straight twill draw, with plain weave hems.
Adding the beige to the warp gives just a hint of colour and helps to highlight the texture of the cloth. While the cloth will flatten after wet finishing, the beige will give some depth to the shadows of the fabric and should – one hopes – give it a little more interest than just an all white warp and weft.
I’m still procrastinating about getting started on the afghans, partly because I will have to do a bunch of math (ick) and then wind spools with – hopefully – the correct amount of yarn on them. I’m going to measure fairly carefully because I don’t want a lot of yarn left over on the spools, and neither do I want a lot of waste. :} Bambu 7 is not exactly cheap.
But tomorrow I only have one errand to run, one order of colour gamp kits to fill and after that I should be able to clear the worktable off and get started number crunching if nothing else.
Plus I’d like to work some more on the transcription of Sharon Alderman’s interview on WeaveCast. Still 27 minutes to do. :}