For the first fall session, I decided to weave yellow 8/2 Jaegerspun merino into tabby which I would felt then cut into dagged hoods. Oh, my! Yards of tabby was incredibly boring and also more difficult than expected to achieve an even beat.
When this was done, I wove red and black broken diamond twill to make a pair of medieval hoods for good friends (Jaegerspun 8/2, Garnet and Black--the Garnet is very bright, not muted as here).
This was supposed to be my work of the second session, but my instructor was going to bring in her 8-harness Gilmore loom, so I wove every day that I cold get to the Indianapolis Art Center and completed it just a few days before the second session started.
My first 8-harness floor loom pattern, is fascinating because of the big difference between the right side (red rosettes) and the wrong side (white motifs).
What is particularly fascinating is that when I have enough of this (one or more hoods), I can change the treadle tie up and create a radically different geometric pattern.
Happy weaving!
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