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Beatrix
Experiment!
23. April 2024
The video doesn´t work (at least for me). If I click on "activate" or the play-button it just disapp...
Katrin
Spinning Speed Ponderings, Part I.
15. April 2024
As far as I know, some fabrics do get washed before they are sold, and some might not be. But I can'...
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Spinning Speed Ponderings, Part I.
15. April 2024
I have seen you say few times that "no textile ever is finished before it's been wet and dried again...
Katrin
How on earth did they do it?
27. März 2024
Ah, that's good to know! I might have a look around just out of curiosity.
I've since learned that w...
Heather Athebyne
How on earth did they do it?
25. März 2024
...though not entirely easy. I've been able to get my hands on a few strands over the years for Geor...
Look! Sprang!
A while ago I mentioned finally having gotten the hang of sprang, and here's proof - my current on-the-side work-on-this-while-rewatching-stuff piece of sprang on the frame:
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Circular sprang - this is one continuous loop; the white cloth is in there to help keep me less confused.
It's one continuous loop, and the shed is worked in the front; after that, the lower crossings are pushed to the back and up. That's also why you see so many sticks stuck in my work:
Each of the dowels holds one shed that is waiting to be carried to the back. And here's a closeup of the fabric:
There's still quite a lot of warp to do, but I'm already looking forward to the point where work has progessed so far that I can move the whole shebang, bringing both ends of the worked fabric part to the front. No more carrying the shed around the lower edge! That will be bliss!
[caption id="attachment_2088" align="alignnone" width="640"]
Circular sprang - this is one continuous loop; the white cloth is in there to help keep me less confused.It's one continuous loop, and the shed is worked in the front; after that, the lower crossings are pushed to the back and up. That's also why you see so many sticks stuck in my work:
Each of the dowels holds one shed that is waiting to be carried to the back. And here's a closeup of the fabric:
There's still quite a lot of warp to do, but I'm already looking forward to the point where work has progessed so far that I can move the whole shebang, bringing both ends of the worked fabric part to the front. No more carrying the shed around the lower edge! That will be bliss!
