The pillows are finished! Using a faux suede for the backs and welting, I had enough handwoven fabric for two pillow tops.
I'm happy with the way they turned out, and the bench will definitely be a more comfy place to sit. Now all I need to do is make another trip to Taos!
Hi Sarah,
ReplyDeleteI wonder if you'd mind answering a few questions about your draft? I'm a really new weaver and need some help that I can't seem to get from how-to books. lariedw@gmail.com
Happy to help if I can. What's your question?
DeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteI responded a couple of days ago, but I don't see it here, so I'll try again. Thanks for responding previously.
I'm wondering about the treadling draft. I don't understand the larger dots. Do they apply for this pattern, and is the first sequence - 1, 3, 2, 4 - 7 times and then you move on to 1, 5, 2, 6 7 times, using #45 and #34 together 14 times? As you can see I'm confused. LOL
Hi Larie, What draft are you referring to?
DeleteIt's the draft for the summer/winter pillow covers in the article "Color Gradations in Summer and Winter" published in Handwoven March/April 2011.
ReplyDeleteYou're on the right track! The large dots in the draft indicate the pattern picks and the small ones indicate the tabby picks. Notice that the small dots are always on treadles 1 & 2 which are the tabby treadles. Treadles 3,4, 5, and 6 are the pattern treadles. And, yes, to begin, you use #45 and #34 together, for a total of 14 times. In the first block, 45 is tabby, 34 is pattern. In the 2nd block, 45 is pattern and 34 is tabby. Then there is a color change and the new color, #37 comes in as tabby while 34 is woven as pattern. Read carefully "Weaving the Pillows" and I think it will (hope it will!) make sense.
DeleteThanks so much. I think I'll do a sample first and try it out. I love the look of the fabric and look forward to trying it.
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome! Weaving a sample is always a good idea, and seeing the color rotation on the loom will help. Happy weaving!
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