New Project

A sneak peek of my next project HUCK LACE. Don't know when I will put it on the loom. I found the draft on interweave . com.......... some are free, some not. A fun place to check out.

I have used my 'sticks' instead of the regular chain. Works for me.

Summer and Winter Towels (Samples) Done

Yes, we have come to the end of the workshop summer and winter finger tip towels that were really samples!!! 

These two towels are threaded on a single two-tie THREADING (summer and winter) but woven with one shuttle. So they are not summer and winter, just some interesting towels using  Huck and Bronson lace-fashion of weaving. This was a lesson on using your single two-tie threading and getting several different looks with different treadlings, using traditional and non-traditional wefting.

So the next time you see a four shaft single two-tie draft, take a second look and think of some of the different effects you could do with it.

Summer and Winter With One Shuttle- Huck

Now my title might be a bit deceiving. I am still using the summer and winter (single two-tie) THREADING, but will now use it with one shuttle. This is called 'double huck alternating with three tabby picks'. And of course, as with traditional summer and winter, the back looks different. So we will have to wait until I get this off the loom and washed to really see what it looks like.

This was one of the different treadling I gave my SW Workshop student. I wanted to give them a one shuttle weave to show the many different effects you can get on one warp. Try it with an eight shaft draft.

This is a four shaft draft using two block. Here is the treadling:
1-2, 3-4, 1-2
1-4, 2-4, 1-4, 2-4, 1-4
1-2, 3-4, 1-2
1-3, 2-3, 1-3, 2-3, 1-3   repeat from top for desired length.

Woven Shibori Scarf Two

I finished scarf one and now I have started on scarf two using the woven shibori technique. I am still using the same threading I used for the red/black scarf. (That is the one that has combined twill and huck.) But for this I have picked to use only treadles two and six of the draft for my resist threads. I am doing each pattern treadle twice with the four picks of plain weave between.

Four rows of plain weave

Treadle 2 with resist thread

Four rows of plain weave

Treadle 2 with resist thread

Four rows of plain weave

Treadle 6 with resist thread

Four rows of plain weave

Treadle 6 with resist thread

Four rows of plain weave 

Woven Shibori Continues

Progress is being made. Remember that this will be a plain weave textile when finished, so you will want to maintain your plain weave order throughout. Those resist threads (pull threads) will be pulled out and thrown away.

Twill and Huck Scarves

This was a fun project. I really enjoyed working with the rayon and Bambu. And the way the treadling was done made them fast to weave.   

Red weft was Bambu.

Weft used was the black rayon.



Twill and Huck Off The Loom

Now that I have the scarves off the loom. It's time for some finishing work. I will need to twist fringe, wash, drip dry, then iron. But here is a peak before I do all that!

Twill Huck Ready to Cut Off

I have the black rayon and red bambu scarves ready to cut off. But before I cut, I am planning on tying onto this warp. So I will weave in a few picks of plain weave so I don't lose my threading order.

I usually try to use a yarn that is bigger and a different color than what I was weaving with. This will help my tie my new warp to this warp. 

Here you see my prep work for tying on a new warp  with the red/black scarf still on the cloth beam.

Twill and Huck Rolling-on

It is a good feeling when you look at the web rolling onto the cloth beam. I think that after you have woven and before it's cut off the loom it's called a 'web'. But don't quote me.... I am still learning.

Twill and Huck Color Change

The black I am using is rayon and is very shinny. In the photo it looks dull, but believe me, this is black-black. The two shades of red are very subtle.

I have changed the black weft to the darker red. This really shows up the huck.

Twill and Huck Half Done

Weaving to 72 inches on loom.

Twill and Huck

This is the black and red warp that will be a couple of scarves. This first one I am doing is with the black rayon for weft. The combination of huck and twill is very neat looking. This draft is by Coreen Hartig who did this for Handwoven Magazine, May/June 2011.

You can see how the huck packs in differently than the twill, but when I put on the ending hem and hemstitching and then twist some fringe, it shouldn't be too noticeable.