It is always more economical to put on enough warp for two shawls than for just one shawl, so that's what I did. I could have cut off the first shawl for the commission but I had enough time that I could weave both shawls at once. I tried out a couple of weft colours in Tencel, a blue, gold and white.
I was going to change the tie up and/or the treadling but I really do love this pattern, so I stuck with it.
When I start to twist the fringes I chose the number of threads in each bout and then make sure my math is right by flicking every other bout up onto the book that I am using as a weight.
The gold shawl has such a wonderful drape and the warm gold colour is quite stunning and dramatic. For Sale.
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Final Garden Shot is a hardy orange called Flying Dragon (Poncirus trifoliata) and yes, that is snow behind it!
2 comments:
Beautiful shawls. The light gold one is a very Italian look. I relate the light gold to dried flax or harakeke.
These twills are simply lovely Ngaire..... very rich and elegant!
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