tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.comments2024-03-28T12:38:12.783-04:00Random Acts of ColorDenise Kovnathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954618260369767437noreply@blogger.comBlogger326125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-61221499715102332982024-03-28T12:38:12.783-04:002024-03-28T12:38:12.783-04:00Yes, I do have Oelsner and Emery -- because they a...Yes, I do have Oelsner and Emery -- because they are essentials, right? I think we weavers love our books. But sometimes I do have to restrain myself from purchasing yet another book. Thank goodness for our guild library!<br />Denise Kovnathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954618260369767437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-48947223808973625362024-03-28T12:24:00.437-04:002024-03-28T12:24:00.437-04:00Enjoyed reading your relatable favorites - am ofte...Enjoyed reading your relatable favorites - am often lured into reading instead of weaving. The Atwater book pings the strongest response and have 1935 and 1951 editions. Found her book while working in a library, read it in its entirety, and set off on my weaving journey. Second book acquired was, I think, Oelsner's A Handbook of Weaves. Another fav would have to be Irene Emery's The Primary Structures of Fabrics - was thrilled when I found a used (affordable!)copy.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17670975551178724539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-5943571062860680392024-03-26T16:28:06.893-04:002024-03-26T16:28:06.893-04:00Yes, Pam, I did consider these! I own them and lov...Yes, Pam, I did consider these! I own them and love them, agreed. And tip of the iceberg -- I agree with you on that, too!Denise Kovnathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954618260369767437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-54227661778042138392024-03-26T15:12:54.008-04:002024-03-26T15:12:54.008-04:00I have every one of these books(and many many more...I have every one of these books(and many many more) but my adds are Ideas in Weaving by Ann Sutton and Diane Sheehan and Loom Controlled Double Weave by Paul O'Connor as must haves. There are so so many more that I can't live without. This is but a small small tip of the iceberg. Pamela Carrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-9326651706823130442024-02-29T08:08:41.822-05:002024-02-29T08:08:41.822-05:00Debbie, believe me, it's there!Debbie, believe me, it's there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-32070884068353732022024-02-28T07:13:12.003-05:002024-02-28T07:13:12.003-05:00I can't see the error.😊I can't see the error.😊 Debbie Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-40917249120999083392024-02-26T12:27:53.873-05:002024-02-26T12:27:53.873-05:00Thanks Peg. We have been living in a hotel (thank ...Thanks Peg. We have been living in a hotel (thank goodness) and spending our waking hours on a construction site ;o) but we plan on moving home by March 1 or so. <br />Denise Kovnathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954618260369767437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-61162334875562344752024-02-26T11:39:50.105-05:002024-02-26T11:39:50.105-05:00O.M.G!!!! I had NO IDEA!! What a horrible thing ...O.M.G!!!! I had NO IDEA!! What a horrible thing to happen. And so fortunate that you had (a) insurance and (b) good contractors. Glad you have some things to be grateful for. And I LOVE that last fabric!Peg Cherrehttps://www.secondwindjewelry.com/jewelry-weaving-blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-32534915459887041542024-02-22T08:15:47.009-05:002024-02-22T08:15:47.009-05:00Thanks Liz! Good to hear from you. I appreciate yo...Thanks Liz! Good to hear from you. I appreciate your kind words. And guess what? We are about to move back home, sometime late next week. It will feel like a new house.<br />Denise Kovnathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954618260369767437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-90520095489850218212024-02-20T21:29:54.776-05:002024-02-20T21:29:54.776-05:00Oh—the above comment is from me—Liz Gale Knudsen. ...Oh—the above comment is from me—Liz Gale Knudsen. ❤️Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-44797827881905301972024-02-20T21:28:48.819-05:002024-02-20T21:28:48.819-05:00So sorry about your house troubles, Denise! What a...So sorry about your house troubles, Denise! What a nightmare. Very glad all are healing (home and the people and creativity within).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-2828843272665497152024-02-17T09:37:13.679-05:002024-02-17T09:37:13.679-05:00Bobbi, it’s getting better, for sure. Bobbi, it’s getting better, for sure. Denise Bolger Kovnathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12155057623269335255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-16566864025094796402024-02-16T13:48:25.325-05:002024-02-16T13:48:25.325-05:00Thanks for your reporting! the pictures speak vol...Thanks for your reporting! the pictures speak volumes. can't wait to see the finished product!Roberta K Feldmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-11967651413198923912023-12-12T12:32:57.383-05:002023-12-12T12:32:57.383-05:00Emily, no, although the threading is a Crackle thr...Emily, no, although the threading is a Crackle threading -- but I've used two colors in the warp along with a tieup and treadling that makes it an Echo design. I teach workshops on this category of patterns, which basically call for an extended-parallel threading. I've treated the Crackle threading as if every other thread in the warp was one design line and the threads in between were its "echoing" design line. Sounds complicated, but it really isn't in the weaving!Denise Kovnathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954618260369767437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-58238934025268848672023-12-12T12:31:05.840-05:002023-12-12T12:31:05.840-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Denise Kovnathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954618260369767437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-2279469192532301972023-12-12T11:12:10.532-05:002023-12-12T11:12:10.532-05:00Beautiful! Is this a crackle structure?Beautiful! Is this a crackle structure?Emily Onoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-24743123170325617332023-12-12T10:13:56.732-05:002023-12-12T10:13:56.732-05:00I sewed a flat-felled seam -- and there are lots o...I sewed a flat-felled seam -- and there are lots of instructions and videos available by searching online. Basically, you sew one seam with one of the seam allowances longer than the other. Then cut down the shorter seam allowance till it's just 1/8" wide. Fold a short hem on the longer seam allowance, iron that flat, and then fold the entire (longer) seam allowance over the short one, covering it entirely. Iron them flat, with the larger one hiding the other, then stitch them both down.Denise Kovnathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954618260369767437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-79125957243597946362023-12-12T08:28:58.349-05:002023-12-12T08:28:58.349-05:00Thank you, I love the colors Thank you, I love the colors Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-91800896173482366322023-12-11T23:27:18.832-05:002023-12-11T23:27:18.832-05:00I do have one question: how did you sew the seam?I do have one question: how did you sew the seam?MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761354751954462574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-38345310136778426112023-12-11T23:23:03.536-05:002023-12-11T23:23:03.536-05:00I thanked you on FB, I wanted to do it again here....I thanked you on FB, I wanted to do it again here. I put the draft into my iWeaveit program and used to light of a weft. Lesson learned . MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761354751954462574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-83146168441071976942023-12-11T20:08:13.649-05:002023-12-11T20:08:13.649-05:00Thanks Pam! Merry Christmas and happy weaving!Thanks Pam! Merry Christmas and happy weaving!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-75298718984943800212023-12-11T18:30:03.989-05:002023-12-11T18:30:03.989-05:00Thank you, Denise. And Happy Holidays to you and y...Thank you, Denise. And Happy Holidays to you and your family. May your days be Merry and Bright. 🫶Pam Carrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-76482173341883776832023-11-22T08:44:02.939-05:002023-11-22T08:44:02.939-05:00Thank you, Deborah! Yes, writing about weaving is ...Thank you, Deborah! Yes, writing about weaving is far more challenging than demonstrating weaving. And yes, it makes everything sound much more complicated. Truth is, however, that these details (beat, avoiding draw in, sett, which shuttle to use, angle of weft, etc.) all add up and make the difference between good cloth and great cloth!Denise Kovnathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954618260369767437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-1963046518744170082023-11-21T20:58:01.084-05:002023-11-21T20:58:01.084-05:00Well, here’s the thing. From my experience, the op...Well, here’s the thing. From my experience, the optimum angle differs depending on the fiber, width of project, type of weave – a whole bunch of stuff. So I sample and look at the thread as it lays in the cloth (is it a little loopy?) and the selvages (are they pulled in a little too tight?) The optimum angle is often less than 45 degrees for me. <br /><br />One example of how it will vary. What are you weaving? Weft dominant? Angling may not be sufficient and it may be best to bubble the weft. Rugs are a good example of this. Warp dominant? The angle may be quite shallow, since it is the warp is doing the moving above and below the weft. Repp or plain weave ikat would be examples of this extreme.<br /><br />And that’s just one variable. A drape-y thread will have more takeup than a stiff one. <br /><br />I do try to advance the fell line often. Every inch or so. Sometimes I get lazy and the first place which gets affected when I do is, guess what, the selvedge. Advancing often allows for having a consistent angle of weft, among many other benefits. The shorter the distance is between fell and resting beater location the more important it seems to be to do this.<br /><br />For table looms, I tend to push the thread with the back of one hand as it is coming out of the shed. That way the shuttle doesn’t have to pull the thread so close to the beater to get the right angle. Table looms are so hand intensive anyway that one more fast movement doesn’t seem like a big deal to me.<br /><br />This all sounds way more complicated than it is in practice. Just observe the weft carefully for the first couple of inches, then follow the pattern of angle and beat after finding the sweet spot.dteajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16125710119305732740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-5008000375642180472023-11-20T16:03:05.987-05:002023-11-20T16:03:05.987-05:00Deborah,
As usual, you're right! I think the ...Deborah,<br /><br />As usual, you're right! I think the reason I left it out is that it never really works for me (insert smiley face here). That is, I'm looking for laying it in at a 45-degree angle, correct? Well, darned if I can achieve that. Maybe I'm just greedy, not advancing the warp enough to get that full 45-degree angle when I throw the shuttle. Also, it's tough to do on table looms and other smaller floor looms. Response, please?<br />Denise Kovnathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954618260369767437noreply@blogger.com