The only difference between the two drafts is that in the one above, blocks A and B are warp-faced and C and D are weft-faced in the first treadling block. Then the pairs shift up one block twill-fashion in the next treadling block, so that B and C are warp-faced and D and A are weft-faced, etc.
In the draft below, only one block is warp-faced in any given block. In the first treadling block, it's block A; in the second, block B; etc.
The draft is not strictly symmetrical, which makes it more lively to my eye; one of my several mantras is "symmetry is overrated." Which seems as if it would contradict another mantra, which is "if you can't be perfect, at least be consistent" but as long as you don't restrict consistency to perfect symmetry, you're okay.
Two unfortunate factors combined to make weaving slow today. First, the unmercerized warp yarn turns out to be a wee bit tender, and second, my shuttle has hit the tile floor too many times and developed a broken nose that loves to slam into warps and shatter them. By the end of the first towel, I had [A] mended 5 broken warps, and consequently [B] sanded and buffed the shuttle's nose back to proper smoothness.
Here's hoping the second and subsequent towels are less prone to breakage.
2 comments:
i totally concur,symmetry IS overrated.perhaps it works as a cop out for creative rut?
"symmetry is overrated."
Hear! Hear! Asymmetry is much more interesting for the eye & the brain.
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