I wove the last pattern repeat on Panel #2 of the red wandering vine coverlet. Sigh! There not much to show just yet, since the woven cloth is still currently wound on the cloth beam.
According to my measurements, I think the 2nd panel may be slightly longer than Panel #1. I guess 90 minutes on a Sunday wasn't enough to keep a steady beat -- Apparently, I need the full 3 hours as I did on the Mountain Cucumber coverlet in 4 panels. I am hoping the panels will match up well enough to make the pattern work. We shall see ...
I still have several yards of warp on the loom, so I thought I would finish it off in the same wandering vine pattern for towels. Here I've started on a sky blue Brassard cotton. In order for the pattern weft to be thick enough for overshot, I am doubling the threads.
I think it will be 5 pattern repeats of the sequence per towel. The phot above shows 1 pattern repeat -- along with the treadle beads atop the beater bar.
It's the perfect time to use my Jim Hockett 2-spool bubinga shuttle.
There is a mistake in the bit woven above. Can you see it? I may have to pull that thread -- Then again, it's just towels!
I purchased some other colors: cherry red - emerald green - navy blue - sky blue - and a lighter green. It's very difficult to know the true colors when you see them online, so it was kind of a crap shoot until you can see them in real life.
Time to study and get ready for a new project!
