This sample is woven with a tussah silk noil blend from Silk Tree and cultivated silk boucle from Treenway Silks. I space dyed the boucle and it shrank alot so would recommend washing it before using it in a mixed warp if you don’t want a differential shrinkage effect. This is sett and woven at 20 epi/ppi. I no longer have the book, but think this draft was from a sample book by Dini Moes.
There are so many variations possible on a straight draw twill threading. These are done on a one colour warp with one colour weft. Interesting effects possible with colour and fibre changes. Having an actual sample in hand helps understand the fabric to design for an end use.
In response to the Blog Challenge by Sue of Life Looms Large I spent my morning walking and taking photographs. The first one was taken at about 6:30 am (pacific daylight time) and doesn’t really show the incredible morning colour. (camera limitations) I saw so many colours and textures once I really began looking it was hard to know when to stop! I am sitting here and seeing many more photos I could take, while thinking of colour as a theme. If I could get good shots of birds there would be many more. What a wonderful way to focus and find ideas! Thanks Sue!
Another sample from the straight draw threading in the crepe spun silk. I can see that I have an error in the tie-up. On treadle 1 (reading from the left) I should have shaft 5 tied up and on treadle 8 I need to eliminate 5 & 6. This will fix the long float on the back and fix the 4 end float on the front so that the fabric is the same on both sides.
