Weaverly

Granite Stripes

The givens: straight threading on 40 shafts, with a wide stripe on 24 of the shafts and a narrow stripe on the remaining 16.

Here's the 24-shaft granite:

…and the 16-shaft granite:

These do have strong twill lines in them, but they're not true twills.

Here's the preliminary liftplan with the two weaves plugged in:

I wrapped it so that the warp-dominant stripe falls in the center of the repeat:

Pasted into pixeLoom, a float check reveals one instance where an overly long float occurs at the juncture of the two weave structures. I've circled it in the following draft. 

Here's the corrected draft. Maximum float length is now 4. Interesting to note that I've had to extend the liftplan to a length of 48 picks to accomodate both the 24-shaft repeat and the 16-shaft repeat of the two weave structures. 

And now since you've stayed with me this far here is your reward: the stripes on the loom!

 

Farewell Dinner

Tark's, a seafood restaurant like no other. Au revoir.

Pieces

Patio of Marisa's new house.

Power Walking

We like to get out early, before the sun is too high.

Jacquard Sighting

Double warp repp, a really nice example in a Miami restaurant. Pattern & ground completely reverse on the other side, two totally separate layers. It's actually double plain weave, but with a very closely sett warp.

Transverse I, 2005

Designed in Photoshop, woven on an industrial jacquard (Stäubli). Approx 36x48. Structure is warp tapestry. Imagery based on an apple sliced transversely & scanned.

Croton

What I've always thought of as house plants grow to the scale of bushes and trees around here, like this brash Croton in Miami Beach.

Wild Animal

At the Matheson Hammock Park Nature Trail.

Hibiscus Nursery, South Florida

At the Deli, Miami Beach

Have a nice day.