Thu, 06/02/2011 - 01:40

Bonnie Inouye (not verified)

I started weaving with this book in 1967. I don't have it handy now but I am pretty sure her last name is Davison.

Your piece looks pretty!

Sun, 06/12/2011 - 01:32

dutchgrrrl (not verified)

love your design!

Wed, 06/15/2011 - 13:20

miryam-chavah (not verified)

i love this... i can  hear my Mama Yemaya speaking to me through the colors &  patterns... literally very "moving" ♥

Thu, 06/23/2011 - 01:43

ammann58 (not verified)

Sorry for the slow response. I used a 10/2 natural cotton warp, 16/2 natural cotton for tabby weft, and Wool singles in plum and navy for the pattern weft. It might have been better to use a 2-ply wool for the pattern, but the singles was just enough to fill the pattern.

Thu, 06/23/2011 - 05:59

B P (not verified)

Thanks for posting this. A great mix of old 'n' new; seeing a modern draft sitting next to an old one.

I always get a pleasant 'zzzz' of excitement when I see old things juxtaposed to their modern counterparts, for a practical use.

You say this draft was compiled for Early Books Draft/Sample Exchange. Am I right in thinking you refer to a Complex Weavers Study Group? Or do you mean some other Weavers group?

Any more details would be greatly appreciated!

Beth

Thu, 06/23/2011 - 18:12

B P (not verified)

Thanks for clarifying that the new draft was indeed created by a weaver at Complex Weavers.....I thought so!

I joined Complex Weavers 2 years ago as a novice weaver. This year I have signed up for some of the Study Groups that interested me, and am thoroughly enjoying the experience.

As a newish weaver, the more weavers I meet , the more I learn. That's one of the great things about Weavolution too....there are so many talented weavers willing to pass their weaving knowledge on to the next generation of weavers.

Keep up the good work at Complex Weavers, Deb!

Thanks, Beth

Sat, 07/09/2011 - 07:30

B P (not verified)

Great piece of weaving! I so like Brighton Honeycomb.

Have you also tried the 8 shaft version in Sharon Alderman's book? It weaves up really nicely too, and is slightly stretchy on the cross grain.

Beth

Sat, 07/09/2011 - 19:38

ruthmacgregor (not verified)

This is really pretty -- it makes me wish I could touch it!

I don't know this weave, though.  How is it different from waffle weave?  It looks like a waffle cousin -- but it looks as though the cells would behave differently.  I'm curious!

Ruth

Tue, 07/19/2011 - 11:52

Claudia Segal (not verified)

I have Pendleton selvedges too and am very interested in the above draft.  Is this a 5 shaft twill, am I reading it correctly?  If the blue represents the fluff and not treadling then it appears you are treadling shaft 3 by itself then shafts one and five together.  Do you then use PW treadling in between for the tie down?  I think I'm missing something here.

Thanks for any assistance.

Claudia