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This is the best I could capture the colors. The painted warp bouts show true color. The ikat is much too pale in the photo and the solid looks a bit more sedate than it really is. The ikat should have been a deep evergreen. Where did I go wrong? I could have over dyed but decided my muse tricked me for a reason. Who am I to argue?
I'm still not sure what this will be when it grows up, but my default plan is shawl or dish towels. Or a TV cozy.
Next warp will be in reds (I hope) and oranges and golds. That's my plan. My plan sometimes works and sometimes goes kerplunk. Kerplunk can be good. I do weigh and measure and keep copious notes. The rest is left to the Universe. Somewhere between my scale and end product there is interference by some entity.
That's my story.
4 Comments:
Beautiful colors. Some of my best projects have been the ones where Fickle Fate's Finger tampered with the dye pot. Can't wait to see the fabric you weave! --Syl
Wow, I love the colors of the painted warp! Yum! About the "kerplunks" you know what "they" say, "There are no mistakes, only opportunities." It seems to me that sometimes it's simply a matter of switching mental gears. At any rate, your dyeing projects are very inspirational.
About going to the other side, never fear. However, I have had the same question as you about how to tie off the end of the lashing cord. Like you I go round and round the apron rod and then pull it through in a sort of half hitch. So far it has stayed. I will have to research this and see if I can find out the "proper" way to tie it off!
Your photography aside from your wonderful warp is really beautiful and inspiring.
Thanks for posting thhis
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