dwass

About me

Weaving Since: a few months
Kinds of weaving: so far just tablet/card weaving. Looking to purchase floor loom
Pets? Kids?: 2 dogs, 1 cat, 1 dwarf-rabbit, 6 kids, 1 wife
Favorite Color: you've got to be kidding me!
Favorite Fiber: Linen, so far
Other: Germany
Website or blog: http://blog.dwass.org/
About me: Expat US-American living in Frankfurt, Germany. Software engineer (mobile applications), knitter, father, grandpa, husband, vegetarian. Interested in medieval stuff (swordplay, crafts, costume construction, daily-life). Started to learn tablet weaving to make border material for medieval clothing which (re)ignited my interest in weaving.

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Member for: 23 weeks 2 days
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Cameron Hunting Tartan Sample (first project)

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dwass has commented on Another tartan project - Clan Ross:

Nice to see you continue in the tartan theme. Are you using the same yarn this time or something different. I like the subdued colors. Keep up the documentation as well. Thanks for sharing.

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dwass has commented on Tartan Workshop Weekend of 2-19-22:

Tartan seems to be a lively theme on Weavolution lately ;-) Your scarf looks gorgeous and I'm sure the workshop was a blast. What materials did you use? Did you pick up any worthwhile tips/tricks that you'd like to pass on to us tartan-weaver wannabees?

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dwass has commented on Cameron Hunting Tartan Sample (first project):

Thanks for your comment, Sally! Since this is a worsted-spun wool I don't actually expect it to "bloom" much, but you never know. I'll definitely wash it and take a close look before deciding what to do next.

I think the suggestion to resley the reed is an excellent idea. I actually wanted a somewhat heavier fabric than what I'm getting now, so packing the threads tighter will probably give me that too. It will allow me to beat hard and hopefully have the pattern come out square. As I have 2 meters of warp on the loom and loooong cords connecting the warp to the warp beam I'm not expecting much loom waste and I can probably try some different things before I use it all up.

Thanks again for your suggestions. So many things to think about! But I'm having fun with it so far :-)

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