Category: Plain Weave

  • Last Pick

    Last Pick

      This warp is for a class project so I’m paying extra particular attention to what I’m doing and what I’m seeing. Normally I don’t do a double tap on the beat, just one single tap.  That tap is ‘regulated’ according to a number of factors – the elasticity of the yarn, the tension applied…

  • Plain

    Plain

    Plain weave doesn’t have to be ‘plain’.  And ‘simple’ isn’t always ‘simple’ to achieve. One of the things that endlessly fascinates me about constructing textiles is how the layers can be peeled away, revealing another dimension of the craft. It is the very exploration that keeps me getting out of bed of a morning, wondering…

  • Deceptive

    Deceptive

    Variegated warp with natural beige soy protein as weft – the photo isn’t true to life in terms of colour – the yellow is actually a pale orange, the red a scarlet Often I will hear (or see written in chat groups) a new weaver confidently state that they are going to start with some…

  • Deceptive

    Deceptive

    Variegated warp with natural beige soy protein as weft – the photo isn’t true to life in terms of colour – the yellow is actually a pale orange, the red a scarlet Often I will hear (or see written in chat groups) a new weaver confidently state that they are going to start with some…

  • Deceptive

    Deceptive

    Variegated warp with natural beige soy protein as weft – the photo isn’t true to life in terms of colour – the yellow is actually a pale orange, the red a scarlet Often I will hear (or see written in chat groups) a new weaver confidently state that they are going to start with some…