Fans of Amalgamation: you've been generous with your comments and corrections. Please check the sidebar, under Other Stuff, for updated errata files. I hope there won't be too many of them!
And now moving on to the next warp.
Eight shafts, amalgamation, cotton, 20epi. Stay tuned.
The virtual Complexity exhibit is now up and it is definitely worth a look. The quality of the work is very high, and the presentation is so well done. Congratulations to all who took part and put in so many hours to make this a "reality."
It's been wonderful to hear from so many old friends this past week. Your response to my new publication has meant that I get to "chat" with weavers all over the world. Some of you have even pointed out corrections to be made in my monograph, and for that I am especially grateful. I'm keeping an errata sheet, which is downloadable here. You can also check in the sidebar, under "Other Stuff" for current errata sheets.
And just because I hate to post without a picture, here is a draft I'm messing with this morning for my 8-shaft loom. The poor loom has been naked for over a week, a sad state of affairs.
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Three more towels cut off and laundered. Amalgamation, hemp & linen warp. In the black towel the weft is actually two strands of 20/2 cotton, one black and one dark blue, but it reads as black. The blue towel has a weft of blue 10/2 cotton.
In the bright sun, the pattern in the lightest towel doesn't show up well, but instead of making a mess of things in Photoshop, I just moved them to the shade and now you can see the pattern better.
It is the lightest towel I am liking the best! The warp is a deep beigey natural shade, and I crossed it with a bleached white mercerized cotton 10/2. Click to enlarge. In addition to a graphic pattern, I am seeing areas of lace. This particular tie-up is a 1/3/3/1/2/2/2/2 twill, and it generated the lace areas. The lace would be more lacey in an opener sett; here it presents as a highly textured area.
There's not enough warp left for another towel, but plenty for tying on to. I wasn't planning to repeat this warp, but this white towel has left me with a desire for more. The hemp was troublesome in the weaving—no breaks but lots of sticky sheds—so I may replace it with cotton this time and experiment with other tie-ups.