Twisp of Fate

Two new warps, actually!  Blogging has lagged behind all the activity around here lately, but I will try to catch up this week.

First, here are pictures of the placemat sets I finished a week or two ago.  These were woven using the Bronson lace threading with alternating shots of thick (1/2″ fabric strips, light cotton fabrics) and thin (8/4 cotton carpet warp).  All were woven on the same warp, again showing how much the color of the weft determines the final look.

burgundy fabric

rosy brown fabric

lilac, cream, beige floral print

I also knit up another Shawl-Collared Cowl by Alano Dakos in Cascade “Cloud”, a heavenly blend of merino and baby alpaca – but unfortunately one skein was not quite enough to make the cowl, so I had to buy another one.  Therefore I also made a pair of fingerless mitts using a pattern found on Ravelry:  Integral Mitts by Danielle Chalson.

The set was donated for the upcoming dinner and auction to raise funds for Little Star Montessori in Winthrop.

So on to the new warps!  At home, on Kingston the 2nd, I put 12 yds of 8/4 carpet warp in blue tones, for another round of placemats:

And at the weaving guild room, on my 40″ Macomber, I put on a towel warp to try out a new idea I found in Handwoven magazine.  It is an 8-harness pattern, using 8/2 matte cotton and cotton flake yarns, with a straight twill at each side and an undulating twill of irregular shape, across the middle section.

an undulating twill towel – underway!

I just finished and took off the 4 towels from this warp yesterday, got them washed and dried, but still need to hem them.  Pictures coming!  The warp set-up was a bit of work, but they are relatively quick to weave.  I plan to get some mileage out of this setup by tying on one or more additional warps in other colors, as I really like how they are turning out.