This log cabin pattern was the next project on the list as I'm working my way through Mary Black's A New Key to Weaving. Done in 50/50 cottolin from the Mannings. This is the same yarn as sold by Web's Valley Yarns. I like the yarn, but it is somewhat uneven and has slubs.
Mary Black has log cabin listed as an unbalanced weave. In her examples, she uses a larger weft thread for every other shot. A picture of her swatch is in the Nova Scotia Archies: http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/black/archives.asp?ID=25
I'm not sure if I like the look of log cabin as an unbalanced weave. Does anyone know if that is the traditional way it was woven?
Width in Reed: 50 cm
Width off Loom: 46.75 cm
Width after finishing: 45.5 cm (18") (Finished by washing in hot water & detergent in washer then press dry).
Shrinkage in Width: about 10%