Last Thursday I became a weaver in the actual sense. Setting up for three days culminated into a truly crazy creation of experimentation. I started out doing a simple basket weave and then moved to a twill using the same yarn I had used for the warp. This yarn proved to not be a good selection as it was difficult pulling the beater after each throw of the shuttle. I also had a lot of trouble keeping the selvedges (the edges of the piece) even and not pulling in too much. Controlling this is something I'm sure is acquired with more exposure. Sadly, I also snapped three blue lines due to a snag behind the reed. So you live and learn. It was a really fun experience however because I soon moved on to investigating different patterns, yarn, and beating strengths. See my latest creation below. I feel pretty successful right now and look forward to more. I'm really looking forward to possibly designing and/or conceiving my next piece on paper beforehand, as Anni Albers did. From this first study I am also interested in further using other items besides yarn as the weft and just seeing what happens. Channeling happy accidents is what I am going for.
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