It's never just one thing that influences a design choice. My daily visits to the farm are a rich source of patterns. These new furrows are starkly outlined in the early morning light.
The last few days I've spent a lot of time following the black swans around, and the patterns made by their long curved necks are compelling.
And then there are the colors. Oddly for this time of year, I've been noticing more green.
So I tied on a new warp to the interleaved threading on the 16-shaft loom, and it is half green, half eggplant, and all linen. I love the scary-looking birds' nests that arise during the tying-on. It's like a magic trick when you pull the knots through and wind the whole thing on.
Here's the loom all tidy and ready to go.
Laundry Art. Here's the first sample off the loom and just washed, waiting to dry. The wefts in these swatches are all linen of different types and colors.
I've selected forest green and yellow linen wefts for the first runner. Definitely a green vibe. Amazing to see all the shades of green that emerge.
If you turn around and look at this from a different angle, the color relationships change.
And if I get tired of monotone, I can always go to the bakery and get more inspiration.