Author: Laura Fry
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Twist and Texture
I finally got a photo of the texture that developed during wet finishing. Below is how the cloth looked in the loom… Now, the cloth in the loom was really pretty. And no doubt I may do something similar in the future. I’m planning some white on white silk (warp) and cashmere (weft) scarves,…
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Challenges
after wet finishing loom state Someone asked about weaving something that resembled ribbing. I suggested something like the above, which isn’t exactly what they wanted but what might be experimented with to get the effect they wanted to achieve. Then I suggested that if they kept their stripes narrow enough, they might be able…
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No Rules!
A weaving draft for a twill – or in this case a 1:3 twill The other day I saw an ad for a weaving class. NO Rules! Ok. You’re going to ignore millennia of history regarding the things that make weaving rational and just…wing it? Which would be fine if people bothered to learn…
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Unpopular Opinions
The Prime Minister announced that one of the new budget initiatives would be ‘investment in AI training’. Well, the country will not need to spend any money on me because I won’t use it. Period. The books pictured above were all written by me, long before AI or LLM were sparkles in anyone’s eye. …
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Leaping Into the Deep End
A local weaver has arranged to purchase a draw loom and since I’ve woven on one (attended Madelyn van der Hoogt’s Weaving School) I have rusty memories about how they work. I’ve offered to help, and Amanda has suggested that I can come ‘play’ on it once it is up and working. So I’m…
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Winter. Spring. (CW heath issues)
It is winter. We have been getting a fine ‘mist’ of fresh snow. But that isn’t exactly a ‘pretty’ picture at the minute, so I bring you a memory from my picture folder – the white roses that used to brighten my day every day on my walk through the neighbourhood. Sadly gone now,…
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Winter. Spring. (CW heath issues)
It is winter. We have been getting a fine ‘mist’ of fresh snow. But that isn’t exactly a ‘pretty’ picture at the minute, so I bring you a memory from my picture folder – the white roses that used to brighten my day every day on my walk through the neighbourhood. Sadly gone now,…
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Working Out The Code
This is a weaving draft for a four shaft loom with six treadles. This is the way that I prefer to set up a simple twill progression, and my preferred tie up to weave plain weave and/or a typical 2:2 twill. New weavers can get confused about what they are looking at. Some discover…
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Essential Information
A User’s Guide to Yarn – pre-order now Just in the past few days I have seen multiple ‘new’ weavers asking very specific questions about yarn – what to use, how to use it, etc. I’m glad that they are asking, but answers are difficult within the context of a chat group. The pool…
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Snow Subtle
You might want to biggify this – the effect is subtle and not really seen. One might wonder why I bothered, knowing that the effect of the original loom state (See Jan. 14 post) cloth and the now wet finished state would be…I mean, why? Well, I wanted to find out, that’s why. (And…