After two iterations of the runners based on Bateman Park weaves, I was totally bored and decided to weave off the remainder of the 8-shaft warp in plain weave with a hemp weft from my stash.
To the bitter end!
And then I cut it off (cutting-off photo credit to Bruce):
After hemming and wet finishing, here's one of the runners on the porch floor:
The plain weave section yielded two nice towels.
And finally, time for a walk, despite the drizzly weather.
Yesterday morning we got up early, fixed a breakfast of bagels & lox, and sat down to watch the F1 Grand Prix from Monaco. I love it all, the commotion, the drivers, the announcers, the brass bands, the chutzpah.
While I watched, I twisted fringes.
Polyvalence. After a wash & dry & pressing, I was able to compare the first version (white warp, black weft) with the second version (4-color warp, black weft).
The addition of color is truly amazing. A hidden aspect is revealed. There are now four distinct color images, each one slightly shifted widthwise from the previous one.
It reminds me of those pictures you have to view with specially colored glasses in order to make sense of them.
Department of Books: Have finished reading The Privileges by Jonathan Dee and I Came All This Way to Meet You by Jami Attenberg.
It has been a busy week, with comings and goings, highs and lows, that sort of thing, but today I vow to get back on a regular schedule, and concentrate a little harder. First order of business is a walk. All is now fully green, the weeds perhaps the most picturesque of all.
The polyvalence sampler is now off the loom & washed & dried. Fringes twisted. The circles are definitely down the middle. Thank you all for the input. You were right.
I've changed each successive circle four pixels to the right, so there are now four distinct variations, repeated 2 1/2 times. I may just pick my favorite and stick with it. TBD.
The next step is tying a four-color warp onto the white one. Here it is last night, just before bedtime.
Here it is this morning, at first light. Tencel & cotton.
In the Department of Books, I just finished reading James Salter's 2013 novel, All That Is.