It’s been a busy week with weaving progressing and BIMM mentoring.
What have I discovered about weaving a tube? Beating with the shed open, relaxing about selvedges and trusting, that we all have a ‘best selvedge side’ – mine is the left. I am not yet sure if this is because I am right handed and more gentle with the left, or if it has something to do with the yarn direction. Any weavers thoughts welcomed here. My understanding of tie-up has improved – realising that I need to have the warp centred in the reed and the reed in the right place BEFORE I fine tune the shed. My warping on Frances is much better now with raddle cross and raddle position much improved. Next I’m looking to tie-up for twill practise on this warp. I have begun my colour explorations taking delivery of the yarn cards from Rennie a Scottish Wool Supplier, the shade cards are worth it if you weave with wool.
I’m enjoying mentoring PGCert students at BIMM both in Brighton and next week in Dublin again. So a tutorial to come this morning and then colour explorations later in the week. If Saturday weather is fine I shall be walking South Downs Way Day 6 from Poynings to Botolphs; fingers crossed.
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