Category: Ashford

  • Progress and an Announcement

    Progress and an Announcement

    towel showing hem area between towels and beginning of second Got one tea towel woven this morning, and started on the second. It’s hard to see the pattern, but the light stripes are threaded straight twill draw, the darker stripes point twill. I’m weaving point twill so the towel will have a nice texture with…

  • Ready to Thread

    Ready to Thread

    Here is the warp in all it’s colourful glory. You can clearly see the gaps where the varigated yarns will go. In order to transfer the ends of the warp to just behind the heddles, I cover the second beam with some plastic. The 6 bouts of varigated yarns have already been transferred behind the…