Strips Photo Shoot

Washed and pressed and ready for the kitchen. I like these small towels. They should do a good job in the kitchen. I used red, purple and white as my wefts on this multi-colored strip warp. My goal was to hide a pattern strip in a color strip.

I was surprised at the amount of tracking, but I think that adds to the effect. I liked both sides, so turned the hem to reflect that on one of the towels.

Complete Stripe

While looking for the perfect weft color, I found that white worked best. This was a fun project where I was trying to hide pattern strips in color strips. It will need to be washed and pressed to see how it really looks.

My view from on the loom. 

Here I have tried white, red, multi-colored, and black. This is the back side view from off the loom.

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The Perfect Weft ?

I am attempting to find a weft that I like. I am hiding my strips of pattern in strips of color.

This draft is from "A Weaver's Book of 8-Shaft Patterns" page 227.

 I like the areas of plain weave and basket weave. Gives it an extra 'humm' factor.

Strips

I have the inkle loom waiting in the wings for an August workshop. I have the baby wolf waiting in the wings for a Rep workshop at the end of this month. So now I can get back to the big loom and finish putting on this very colorful warp. (8/2 cotton)

My draft is a combination of plain weave, basket weave, and twill. I am going to hide strips inside of strips.

Patterns

At the Diva guild we were studying strips. Check out this crazy stripped pattern I saw while on our trip. I am always wondering how I can do this with my 8 shaft loom.

Strips

When you want to wind a warp with strips being the main idea, where do you turn to?

You go to the kitchen and find the Flatbread Pizza box, the Folgers coffee can and the Coffeemate. I wrote down the numbers by the bar codes and had my strips. No math, no thinking involved. Just follow the codes. (pizza, coffee, and fake cream--yummy!)

Reminds me of Christmas candy!

I am having fun just winding warps for future projects. I am planning on this being a set of towels for a red and white kitchen.