Now that Fall is fully with us – you know what’s next…
Can you believe that Christmas is next month? I’ve heard the slight hint of anxiety slip into the voices of several of my fellow weavers, including staff! I know that some of you have friends and relatives that look forward to a new tea towel each Christmas, but you have just been too busy with other weaving projects to plan a warp and get it on the loom. So… we thought we would feature some of our very Christmassy tea towels in this newsletter along with some warm and cuddly scarves that also would make wonderful gifts. Sorry….you still have to wind your warp and get it on your loom – but all the planning has been done for you 😉
Jane
Holly & Berry Tea Towel Kit
Level of Difficulty: Advanced Beginner
Weave structure: Plain Weave & (Atwater) Bronson Lace
Material: 8/2 organic cottolin
Each kit makes: 4 tea towels
Loom requirements:
Shafts: 4
Reed: 12 dent
Weaving width: 24″
Each kit includes:
Weaving instructions (including draft)
2 – 250g cones of cottolin – Natural
1 – 100g cone each of cottolin – Rich Red or Forest Green
(depending on colourway chosen)
Christmas Stripes Tea Towel Kit
Level of Difficulty: Beginner
Weave structure: Plain Weave
Material: 8/2 Organic Cotton
Each kit makes: 7 Towels
Loom requirements:
Shafts: 4
Reed: 12 dent
Weaving width: 23″
Christmas Stripes kit (makes 7 towels) includes:
Weaving instructions (including draft)
2 250g cones of 8/2 organic cotton- Linen White
1 100g cones of 8/2 organic cotton- Gift Green 1
100g cone of 8/2 organic cotton- Light Stone Grey
1 100g cone of 8/2 organic cotton- Burgundy
1 100g cone of 8/2 organic cotton- Kentucky
Merino and Silk Scarves – Melting Ice
Level of Difficulty: Advanced Beginner
Weave structure: 2/2 Twill Weave
Material: 20/2 Bombyx Silk, 18/2 Merino
Each kit makes: 2 Scarves
Loom requirements:
Shafts: 4
Reed: 12 dent (or use your reed substitution chart)
Each kit includes: Weaving instructions (including draft)
1 100g skein of 20/Bombyx Natural
1 100g skein of 20/Bombyx Rainy Day
1 100g cone of 18/2 Merino Shale
1 100g cone of 18/2 Merino Pewter
Merino and Silk Scarves – Chocolate & Vanilla
Level of Difficulty: Advanced Beginner
Weave structure: 2/2 Twill Weave
Material: 20/2 Bombyx Silk, 18/2 Merino
Each kit makes: 2 Scarves
Loom requirements:
Shafts: 4
Reed: 12 dent
Each kit includes: Weaving instructions (including draft)
1 100g skein of 20/Bombyx Violet Ice
1 100g skein of 20/Bombyx Double Chocolate
1 100g cone of 18/2 Merino Suede
1 100g cone of 18/2 Merino Vanilla
Ask Jane
| Warp stripes more dominant than the weft stripes in Plain Weave – why? (from the JST Knowledge Base) I am a member of a weaving study group in Halifax, NS and our members have taken Jane’s Colour and Design workshop. When studying our design samples, we noticed (specifically in the plain weave asymmetrical design) that the warp stripes were more dominant than the weft stripes. Why? Would the same thing happen in a balanced twill? Well, that is a very good question and I’m not entirely, absolutely, perfectly sure about this, but here is my theory: The warp is under more tension than the weft while weaving so when you look up close at how much of each thread is showing we see more warp. The weft does more dippy, divey stuff and gets hidden more. We have come to this conclusion because it happens in balanced twills too. I hope this helps and I’m glad you are studying your samples. image of Asymmetry sample below: warp direction ↑and weft direction → |
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