Monday, October 23, 2006

Autumn Blanket

What a wonderous sight ...



until you look on the other side!



I could have sworn they said this was Donegal when I bought the cones at WEBS last spring, but their website only shows a 2/6 Donegal and this is definitely a single. After winding back to front for the last year or two I decided to wind separate colors and use front to back. Yikes! The singles were wrapping themselves around each other and made quite a mess. But it's only a three yard warp so the tangles will be easy enough to work out. If I decide to use this yarn for a longer warp I will be sure to wind the it in threading order.

Jackie asked if I had done other doubleweave blankets. I have woven 5 or 6. I switched some of my old blog posts over to Movable Type so I could search more easily and I found pictures of a few. My first doubleweave blanket was done following Chandler's suggestions. It was the second thing I ever wove and I used leftover yarn from two sweaters. I thought it was a little tight at the fold so I just pulled two warp threads out.

For my second I tried using fishing line as described in Handwoven's Doubleweave Issue (J/F 2002). That worked well as you can see here and it's what I've used ever since.

8 comments:

  1. Those colors are so great. Honestly, I would cry if I had those tangles. I can't wait to see the finished product.

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  2. Lovely colors! Having worked with singles which insisted on twisting together, I admire your sitck-to-it-iveness! I've only done 2 double weave projects, so I'll be interested in watching your progress.

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  3. I love those colors! It was Spring when you bought those at Webs? But Char, it was snowing that day.
    Are you going to use a solid weft or alternate the same colors in the warp?

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  4. Yep, love the colours too! And wow! Deja vu! I've had almost that exact same free-form thread sculpture hanging off of my loom not too long ago. It's comforting to know I'm not alone! :-)

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  5. yikes! oops. But I'm sure it is all straightened out now, eh? :-)

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  6. Despite the fun you are having with the warp now, those singles will make a wonderful blanket when it is woven and fulled. Beautiful colors! Hang in there!

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  7. Those colors are gorgeous!

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  8. Beautiful, beautiful colors! I hope someday to be brave enough to try doubleweave :-)

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