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.
Those colors are so great. Honestly, I would cry if I had those tangles. I can't wait to see the finished product.
ReplyDeleteLovely 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.
ReplyDeleteI love those colors! It was Spring when you bought those at Webs? But Char, it was snowing that day.
ReplyDeleteAre you going to use a solid weft or alternate the same colors in the warp?
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! :-)
ReplyDeleteyikes! oops. But I'm sure it is all straightened out now, eh? :-)
ReplyDeleteDespite 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!
ReplyDeleteThose colors are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, beautiful colors! I hope someday to be brave enough to try doubleweave :-)
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