cutting the warp... almost there...

to finish hand wash in cool water gently wish soap – 

do not agitate – drip dry 

or gentle spin if colour doesn’t run

steam press (wool) under damp clean cottom tea towel! 

Work In Progress

straight threading : 1,2,3,4

sley Reed : 1 end per dent (2 in selvedge) 

Length of warp for 5-6,20’’ – 24’’

Samples – 120’’ 

Plus tie on and wastage = 36’’ approx

Make warp 160’’ long = 12ft / 160.0 = 13.3 

36/160.00 = 4.4 = 4 1/2 yards

absorbing the dye

  

  width required = approx 18’’ 

  .

 . .   no of warp ends = 18 X 10 = 180 

  plus 4 dble each selvedge = 188 

Initial Stages

Painting the warp

 Shetland wool Beige/oatmeal

a circle of aqua and a plain weave. The outcome unplanned, spontaneous. 

 human skill v's intrinsic qualities of the material/ of the dye. 

Altering a little, changes a lot 

An oatmeal warp pre-meeting with Indigo dye

A table top loom made by skillful hands awaits me. J has set-up my dream machine... and so it begins, slowly at first and then with more pace. A therapeutic technique, a wellbeing to be found in the repetition. A hour passes whilst the radio soothes me. A chill in the air but warmth to be found in this home...

Lostock

Sarah's warp - 2/a’s Shetland wool Beige/oatmeal

Sett for plain weave = 10 epi 

(20 warps per inch)

Weave : 10 picks (rows) per inch

(will full after washing/ pressing) 

    Careful Footing