Advancing Twill Throw
Finished
December 31, 2013
December 29, 2015

Advancing Twill Throw

Project info
Valley Yarns
8-Shaft Throw
Weaving
me
Tools and equipment
40" 8-Harness
Yarn
3,108 yards = 1.48 skeins
Valley Yarns Cotton 5/2 Mercerized Perle Cotton
1092 yards in stash
0.48 balls = 1008.0 yards (921.7 meters), 217 grams
Blue-green
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May 14, 2010
Valley Yarns Cotton 5/2 Mercerized Perle Cotton
1911 yards in stash
0.09 balls = 189.0 yards (172.8 meters), 40 grams
Green
May 14, 2010
Valley Yarns Cotton 5/2 Mercerized Perle Cotton
1134 yards in stash
0.46 balls = 966.0 yards (883.3 meters), 208 grams
Blue
May 14, 2010
Valley Yarns Cotton 5/2 Mercerized Perle Cotton
1365 yards in stash
0.35 balls = 735.0 yards (672.1 meters), 158 grams
Purple
May 14, 2010
Valley Yarns Cotton 5/2 Mercerized Perle Cotton
1890 yards in stash
0.1 balls = 210.0 yards (192.0 meters), 45 grams
Yellow
May 14, 2010
Notes

Started winding the warp on 31 December 2013.

19 Dec 2014: Still haven’t finished sleying the reed, let alone getting this puppy on the loom. (Note to self -- if I need the original of the draft, it’s in one of the blue Ikea magazine holders on the Expedit.)

18 January 2015: Reed finally sleyed; starting to thread the heddles.

18 April 2015: Heddles threaded, warp tied to back beam, starting to wind on and realizing what a crap job I’ve done of warping so it can be easily wound.

26 April 2015: Still winding on. Way too many of the warp threads are twisted together, making winding on a challenge.

25 November 2015: Finished warping.

13 December 2015: Finished weaving!!!!

29 December 2015: Edges finished at last.

I had tension issues and a few places where one of the harnesses came unfastened from the pedal without me noticing for several rows, so this is not a piece of weaving that will win any awards. But it’ll look fine folded over the back of a chair, and I’m just happy it’s done. The draft itself was easy to follow.

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Finished
December 31, 2013
December 29, 2015
 
About this yarn
by Valley Yarns
Thread, size 5/2
100% Cotton
2100 yards / 454 grams

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  • Originally queued: September 26, 2012
  • Project created: December 31, 2013
  • Updated: December 29, 2015
  • Progress updates: 4 updates