So I did as Barbara suggested – stopped for dinner, watched some tv, hemmed and knitted, and then went back down to the loom concentrating on getting that right selvedge a whole lot more consistent. 🙂 This photo shows the first sash about 3/4’s of the way done.
And here’s a close up showing the selvedges.
Doesn’t address the white showing, but I suspect I’m obsessing over something over which they won’t really care all that much about. :}
For the most part I’ve stopped taking special orders unless I can just make something close and let the client decide whether or not to take it. But these sashes – well they need them before the end of May for a performance, and I knew I could weave them. Just didn’t expect them to require so much physical effort. My neck is not happy after doing the first one. 🙁 So I pilled up, will take a break and then start on number two.
Massage tomorrow, so hopefully I can book another appointment fairly soon to take care of the rest of the physical effort that is being required. It’s been a long time since I’ve used a stick shuttle to carry the weft and used it as a beater – I’d forgotten just how much my neck disapproves when I do that. 🙁
Really wish I had asked for more than what I charged for them – although they weren’t very happy about my price as it was. 🙁 Oh well, at least I hope they will be happy that I delivered in a timely fashion. 😀 If my neck doesn’t seize up entirely, I ought to be able to deliver by the weekend.