September 2018 – CaySwann Crafts

When Sweetie needs more outfits for a five-day storytelling event, it’s not enough that I just sew some tunics and pants. I had to weave some trim. I took elaborate notes on HOW LONG everything took so that I can collect “weaving math” for future commissions or projects.

Since these are intended to be narrow bands, I'm thinking one in "sunrise/false dawn" and one in "night/late twilight" colors. The brick red will be the weft and a narrow selvedge on both. And both have the same Dark/Light extreme values. #crafty #textiles #weaving #treats

Making some design sketches based on some trim I wove several years ago. Made one change after first sketch. Since time is an issue, gonna go with these. #FastDesign #textiles #crafty #weaving #treats

Getting the weft set and checking my threading. (flash)

close-up -- I found one threading mistake (it went under and should have gone over and with a heddle). You can just see the knot in the top right where I clipped and fixed the offending thread. Ready to weave! (4.5 hours work so far) #crafty #textiles #weaving #treats

At the very end of my weaving: You can see that the threads have gotten as close to the split as possible.

Done: 114" finished trim. 4.5 hours all setup tasks (design, warp, heddles, get ready), 4.5 hours weave time. (2 hrs yesterday, 7hrs over 9hrs today). #crafty #textiles #weaving #treats

CLOSE UP: Second trim has been fully warped. 2hrs 15min -- 45 min faster this time. #crafty #textiles #weaving #treats

Finished work: 16 hours total (design, warp, weave, 2nd warp, 2nd weave). Just over 3 yards for each finished band (~14.2 inches per hour, total effort). #crafty #weaving #textiles #inkleweaving #tabbyweave #handwoven #StringMath

First sleeve has hand woven trim hand sewn in place #handmade #handwoven #handsewn #costuming #textiles #crafty

Silly pose was to ensure both sleeves with trim would show in the photo. One tunic is DONE! #crafty #textiles #handwoven #handsewn #costuming

Tomorrow, this tunic will be finished and then this trim will be applied. #crafty #textiles #handsewn #handwoven #costuming

Next time, I'll use this site to check my pattern before weaving. I can see some of the things I would have changed, compared to my hand-drawn version.

http://www.raktres.net/seizenn/loom_weaving_editor.html

Close-up of trim #1 on a tunic sleeve

Silly poses of the striped tunic and the purple linen pants

Taking this inspiration of color to determine what trim to design and weave for my Sweetie's outfits needed in two weeks (eep!) #treats #crafty #textiles

looking over the inspirational colors for the project

values for all the threads

Double checking values in black and white before deciding my designs #crafty #textiles #weaving #treats

just the blue set

just the orange set

adding in the selvedge/weft color

adding the selvedge/weft to the orange set

both sets with selvedge/weft

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Reminding myself how to tie on continuous heddles for my inkle weaving technique... Oddly very similar to tying illawa heddles for my Andean Backstrap Weaving, but a method I created at home alone, "just because I'd seen it done once" for another project. #crafty #textiles #weaving #treats

warping is done on the first band

warping on the first band is done - B/W version

It takes about two hours for me to warp 51 threads for this band. #textiles #crafty #weaving #treats

Getting the weft set and checking my threading. (flash)

Getting the weft set and checking my threading. (no flash)

I found one threading mistake .... (no flash)

I found one threading mistake (it went under and should have gone over and with a heddle). You can just see the knot in the top right where I clipped and fixed the offending thread. Ready to weave! (4.5 hours work so far) #crafty #textiles #weaving #treats

Current progress in weaving first trim for Sweetie's tunics #crafty #textiles #weaving #treats

At the very end of my weaving: You can see that the threads have gotten as close to the split as possible

First look, finished!

Done: 114" finished trim. 4.5 hours all setup tasks (design, warp, heddles, get ready), 4.5 hours weave time. (2 hrs yesterday, 7hrs over 9hrs today). #crafty #textiles #weaving #treats