I am finally introducing myself (I haven't had alot of internet time lately, and when I do have free time, I have been weaving :)), my name is Kim and I had an opportunity to meet Laverne at Convergence ABQ and see her beautiful work in person.
I loved the look of the andean pebble weave, and when I got home, I had to get Laverne's book!
I have started working my way thru the lessons and I love it! Here are some pictures (showing front and then back of each woven piece) and a few notes:
Lesson One from Andean Pebble Weave: I decided to set my warp on my upright (navajo/dine - style) loom because of my son, he is six and mischievious (sp?), and I needed to be able to remove weaving quickly if needed. I did the narrow band, introducing pebble weave and then moved onto trying X and O, using pick up method by hand. The pattern are 2 revolutions wide.
Then I moved onto Lesson Two, weaving a wider band, and using string heddles. I do see the advantages of using the backstrap set up, on an upright loom, the band is under constant tension, and it would have been nice to release the tension a bit when changing between sheds. The above and below pictures are patterns that are 4 revolution wide.
The bands pictured above I did a mirror image in hopes that I can place them in a future project. Just practicing!
I was anxious to try the 8 revolutions patterns, so I am working on that now, and will be working on wider borders too! My weaving is getting better and I hope to switch to using a backstrap this upcoming week. More to come :)