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