Weaving Water

I've now had time to weave 700 picks of the first scarf of the water series. The two warps are light blue and deep blue, both in 50/2 silk; the weft is 100/2 silk in greyed teal. Here's a shot of the woven cloth on the loom:



After wet-finishing the two patterns become more equalized, and it's easier to see the two different design lines in the threading.

While I was weaving this, the weft skeins for the next project have been maturing on the patio. The skein that was in a purpleheart dyebath has now been modified with a .5% iron bath, which turned the pale lavendar-grey silk into a nice neutral mid-value grey. Much better for my purposes.

The skein that had been dyed to a mottled grey-green with purple streaks has now been put into a pot containing the remnants of all the various brown dyes I used this afternoon. The browns should be able to cover the uneven dye and make it a grey-green-brown I can live with.

So I'm happy. The colors are happy. All is well. More pictures tomorrow.