Blooming Baby
I wanted to use the colors from a favorite kilim rug for a baby blanket - fushia, chocolate brown, pink and red. I used an 8-shaft adaptation of the traditional blooming leaf overshot pattern. I still haven't got the pattern squared, but I'll keep trying. I added tassels (favorites of my kids and my nieces when they were babies/toddlers and referred to as "snoots").
Valentine
I finished weaving a variation on the traditional blooming leaf overshot pattern on 8 shafts. It is for a baby named Valentine hence the rose/pink palette. Washed, hemmed and it is very soft and sweet. I had a bit of a problem using my new end-feed shuttles. The tabby picks would fairly frequently loop at the edges and be pulled into the selvedges by the pattern shot. Would tightening the tension on the tabby shuttle prevent this? I wonder.
Valentine
I finished weaving a variation on the traditional blooming leaf overshot pattern on 8 shafts. It is for a baby named Valentine hence the rose/pink palette. Washed, hemmed and it is very soft and sweet. I had a bit of a problem using my new end-feed shuttles. The tabby picks would fairly frequently loop at the edges and be pulled into the selvedges by the pattern shot. Would tightening the tension on the tabby shuttle prevent this? I wonder.
