Weftovers for dinner
Finished
March 22, 2015
July 26, 2015

Weftovers for dinner

Project info
Weaving
CleaningTowel
Tools and equipment
Nilus Leclerc 4H, 48" floor loom
Yarn
Valley Yarns Cotton 10/2
Wolle's Yarn Creations Cotton 100 gr
Wolle's Yarn Creations Cotton 6ply
Notes

2 balls of almost matching Color changing cotton..
Lights - 6 ply, 320 yds, 105 gr
Lemonade 2 - 4 ply. 480 yards, 100 gr

destined for the kitchen any way I looked at them… but now that I am weaving, I SPLIT them in to MESSY 2 ply balls..

as of now (3/22) I have measured them into 8 yard warp stripes… I am treating the 2 plies as one end.. and “shooting for” kitchen towels.. supplementing THESE stripes with 10/2 coned yarns in white and a dark-dark.

more as I do the math..
stripes = 72 ends of 10/2. sett of 32
in a 16 dpi reed.
threading heddles and reed will be holding the doubled threads… so .. <del> this should feel more like a 5/2 cotton.. <del>

4/6
darn math!!!
the math proves that the double strands of the yellow are HALF the size of double strands of the 10/2
result is that this cloth will be lighter than a 10/2 cloth.

proceeding as designed.. even with the new math

threading
basketweave and twill.
the colors are basketweave and the twill is white.

7/12
What a difference the weft makes… HATED the white weft and dreaded to approach the loom… threw caution to the wind and just began to use up 10/2 bobbins.

each color bobbin was flat and boring.. so went off the proverbial “deep” end and began some random/regimented stripes.. I LOVE THIS!!!

05-08-2016

Final note.. upon reflection…

my guess on the warp weight was too light.. the epi was too spread .. ended up with a weft-faced fabric… still a great drapey fabric.. just not the surface design I was going after…

ended up cutting the fabric into towels.. sure wish I had kept that fabric for a summer lay-around-the-house coat.

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March 22, 2015
July 26, 2015
 
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  • Project created: March 22, 2015
  • Finished: July 26, 2015
  • Updated: January 22, 2019