The seventh towel is woven, and I've cut the first seven off the loom. I'll re-tie the warp to the apron rod and start on #8. But before that, I want to wet finish the first batch to be sure the sett is right and the weft yarns behave as expected in finishing.
Here's the end of #5 and the beginning of #6:
And #6 in close-up:
The draft combines areas of satin and areas of vertical ribs:
Here are the end of #6 and the beginning of #7:
Oddly, the pattern of #7 shows more at a distance than in closeup, especially on the right side. Here's a close-up view:
The draft is (if I remember correctly) a crepe weave from Oelsner via handweaving.net.
I can't wait to see how it looks washed, hemmed, and pressed.
Monday, January 05, 2009
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