First, I finished up a yarn experiment where I tried a technique described in this month's Spin-Off magazine - plying Z and S twisted singles. It was a great success, and definitely worth perfecting.
That is one very bouncy yarn! I learned three things from this experiment:
- If you end up plying in the S direction, make sure the S single has a very very very light twist
- You (probably) can’t overtwist the Z single
- It seemed to ply better if I hold the two singles like I was going to do boucle (one in each hand so they wrap around each other); trying the “normal” style of plying with both singles in one hand and the other hand drawing them out did not go smoothly
I made a 2 oz. batt and it is soft and fluffy and did I mention soft... I can't wait to spin this puppy up!
Let's summarize the rest of the weekend:
That's some scoured Tunis fleece, some cleaner pygora, a skein of silk+camel down yarn, and the weaving I have been working on for a few weeks. They've all been washed and are out drying on the deck.
Here's the pygora...
And a close-up of that silk-camel down...
And my finished weaving, with the mistake just glaring out at me. Fortunately, the only purpose of this object was learning more about weaving, so the mistake doesn't bug me. Much.
And that was my weekend! I think I'll just sit here for a while now.
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4 comments:
I don't see any mistakes. The yarn is very pretty.
There's no mistake in weaving that can't (or shouldn't) be fixable.
If it's not something you can pick out at this point, can you do it again, and make a repeat design element out of it? Needle-weaving can be your Friend...
in any case, it's a gorgeous piece of work, and I love the colors!
I don't think I could/would want to try and weave in a second vertical line (look towards the right half of the woven object), but maybe I could pull that second strand out... I shall have to try - it is just a learning experience after all!
I'd probably pick out the extra vertical, unless it'd leave a gap in the weave, in which case I'd be temped to needle-weave in two or three more at random intervals across the piece.
aaaaand, no. I'd pull it out. The Word Verification term for this note seems to agree: "nopan" with its vertical letter already gone? yup.
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