tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post6803423636033449869..comments2024-03-09T10:15:11.266+13:00Comments on Unravelling: I'm So UnderwhelmedMeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-26760838304146197772008-10-20T18:32:00.000+13:002008-10-20T18:32:00.000+13:00No, no, 60/2 cotton. I can't afford to weave with ...No, no, 60/2 cotton. I can't afford to weave with silk. <BR/><BR/>I think, for now, "my" thing is the complicated drafts, and I like them. In fact, Ben was disappointed I was weaving "just squares and not the usual curvy things", so for the purpose of this wall, to be installed 1 Nov, I'm going to stick to what I know. <BR/><BR/>To me, a return to plain weave or plain 2/2, for exhibition purpose, at this point, is a huge step backwards. I need time to convince myself why I would want to do that, and then the warp would definitely have to be far more considered than this. <BR/><BR/>That's my position; I'm to pressed for time to think or experiment as regards this exhibition, Peg. And I <I>know</I> I haven't got the time to sample like I normally do with exhibition pieces.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-3540353209956959242008-10-20T13:21:00.000+13:002008-10-20T13:21:00.000+13:00I do like the drape of twill. How about just a pla...I do like the drape of twill. How about just a plain 2/2 twill. Keeps the drape but doesn't distract from the lovely color. But a warp-emphasis plain weave will have more drape than an even plain weave. Also, if you are using 60/2 silk, between its fineness and really hard pressing (I go over my scarves at least 3 times putting as much of my body weight into it as I can) with lots of steam creates a lovely thin fabric with good drape. You might try experimenting with pressing on your samples.Peg in South Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886923838871937466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-40037423027248105842008-10-20T08:08:00.000+13:002008-10-20T08:08:00.000+13:00I do have saner reasons I'm not doing plain weave,...I do have saner reasons I'm not doing plain weave, too, Peg. I haven't sampled first and foremost, and it's been years since I've done plain weave of any sort so I'll have to sample. In this particular series I don't want tracking, and I don't know how these yarns behave in that respect. <BR/><BR/>Without resleying and using the same size weft is not an option - it's pretty stiff for my liking in a twill as it is, so no way in plain. Someone in my guild thought a previous sample in 2/2 twill had at liturgical look to it! Skinner weft is of course an option. <BR/><BR/>Scarf 2 will be done in cotton 1/3 in size, but I'm afraid I'll stick to a twill of some kind, for a better hand. <BR/><BR/>But I'll keep the idea for future reference, thanks.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-51773846469532390692008-10-20T07:31:00.000+13:002008-10-20T07:31:00.000+13:00Actually you might not even want to resley. This ...Actually you might not even want to resley. This way you would have a slightly warp dominant fabric and so the warp would show up more. Sara Lamb does this all the time with her painted warps and ikats. You might also consider using a weft yarn half the size of the warp yarn. I very much like, for myself, to work on interplay between warp and weft, but you've got such a beautiful and complex thing going on with the warp....Peg in South Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886923838871937466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-89323177240100680092008-10-19T19:10:00.000+13:002008-10-19T19:10:00.000+13:00You're always complementing me, Lynne, but you do ...You're always complementing me, Lynne, but you do know what I mean - it just doesn't sing to me.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-92121035371773540462008-10-19T18:14:00.000+13:002008-10-19T18:14:00.000+13:00Oh Meg...the warp is aching beautiful, for someone...Oh Meg...the warp is aching beautiful, for someone.....just not you at this moment in time. <BR/><BR/>Pretend you are someone else on a different planet....<BR/>Warp me up Scottie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-80101547656919645062008-10-19T13:51:00.000+13:002008-10-19T13:51:00.000+13:00Call me from the airport - I'm 7 minutes away. I'...Call me from the airport - I'm 7 minutes away. I'll put the kettle on before I leave. <BR/><BR/>But more seriously, I remember a notorious stretch - actually two - one around 1996/7 and another around 2002 that went on and on and on - where every single warp I put on was short, not by a few centimeters, but for e.g. scarves ended up being half as long as I had planned. I don't know what was going on in my head but I couldn't do <I>anything</I> right and I started to worry that this might spread to other areas in my life. <BR/><BR/>Then I just snapped out of it, like that. Can't remember what I did differently. So, dear Taueret, perhaps too much tidying? You can stop the spring cleaning now!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-56728017119571056432008-10-19T12:47:00.000+13:002008-10-19T12:47:00.000+13:00The warp is bewetiful. Can I come to your house a...The warp is bewetiful. Can I come to your house and you show me how to 'do' fine warps? I'll be your sleying slave in return. Or cook. Or clean stuff. I am having nothing but catastrophes, just useless, I am.Tauerethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411353775134604182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-34947287346510033062008-10-19T10:18:00.000+13:002008-10-19T10:18:00.000+13:00Dianne, point twill is so New Zealand? Really? J...Dianne, point twill is so New Zealand? Really? Just as a weave structure, or in relation to pacific weaves? I know what you mean, but I'd love a Kiwi perspective. <BR/><BR/>Still, the textile doesn't sing, Dianne. It doesn't make you ache. You know... <BR/><BR/>Gee, Peg, for one thing, I'm pressed for time. Two, (ahem), I can't be bothered... You're making me confess to all kinds of embarrassing stuff...Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-60565400339421355162008-10-19T09:55:00.000+13:002008-10-19T09:55:00.000+13:00"Nah, Peg, because I'd have to resley at around 30..."Nah, Peg, because I'd have to resley at around 30 EPI, I think."<BR/>and why would that be a problem?Peg in South Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886923838871937466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-56100909917235326052008-10-19T09:31:00.000+13:002008-10-19T09:31:00.000+13:00Im with Peg, its elegant and the point twill is so...Im with Peg, its elegant and the point twill is so New Zealand. Think kete, tuku panels. The shading you've achieved adds a new dimension.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01401039267862076516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-68748038635521539152008-10-19T07:24:00.000+13:002008-10-19T07:24:00.000+13:00Nah, Peg, because I'd have to resley at around 30 ...Nah, Peg, because I'd have to resley at around 30 EPI, I think.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-19778510993172133772008-10-19T03:25:00.000+13:002008-10-19T03:25:00.000+13:00Well, I think the warp is absolutely gorgeous and ...Well, I think the warp is absolutely gorgeous and I think you ought to choose your wefts to bring out its beauty. As for structure, I'd go for.........don't drop dead here on me here.......plain weave.Peg in South Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886923838871937466noreply@blogger.com