bedford cord

Some experiments with a weave structure called bedford cord weave using some thick "mop" yarn in the warp for the threads which usually create padding for the ribs. I've brought these to the surface to create pattern and also cut some them after removal from the loom.

 

collapse weave experiments

 Not all experiments work! A variety of techniques and yarns, but nothing is moving significantly.

collapse weave scarf 2

Another deflected doubleweave scarf. This time with more cotton and less wool. The wool is in basketweave. Less successful than last scarf as the wool hasn't shrunk enough to make the cotton 'pop'.

collapse weave scarf 1

I was interested in doing something in deflected doubleweave and this scarf by Madelyn Van der Hoogt ("big bumps scarf" available from handwoven magazine) has the added attraction of having several different weft densities, so I can practice to improve my beating accuracy. The sea of green, is wool which is "fulled" (partially felted in the finishing process).

The bumps I'm changing to 8/2 cotton (pink) so they keep their weave texture. I ve also modified slightly the balance of wool to cotton in the warp to suit sectional warping. Everything progressed very straight forwardly.

on the loom

off the loom, ends tied together to keep the shrinkage even

fulled and part finished

Madelyn talks about just cutting the fulled wool in a scallop pattern without any sewn edge. It kinda works but in the wool I used it was "borderline" and I didn't think it would be very robust. A second wash in the washing machine at 60 degrees felted the wool further and finished the item correctly.