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Sun, 12/27/2009 - 02:58

bolivian warmi

Cool Christmas present for both you and your cat! Great colors. Where does the name come from?-''37''

Sun, 12/27/2009 - 22:35

elisabethhill (not verified)

Lovely Christmas present and lovely  project, but what is that crazy graphic behind the inkle band?

Lisa

Mon, 12/28/2009 - 11:09

Thumper70 (not verified)

thanks,

the name "37s" comes from the figure designation in the book (also present) I got the idea from. At the initial time of writing I was upstairs, the book was downstairs, and I was too lazy to go retrieve it (grin). The book is Helene Bress' "Inkle Weaving" - and "pattern" 37s is on page . . . 41. Her design uses red, white, and blue . . cotton I think she says. Mine is green purple and yellow linen. I 've got a thing for linen so I try to use it all the time.

Mon, 12/28/2009 - 11:12

Thumper70 (not verified)

ha ha ha . . . that crazy graphic is the cover to the catalogue of the Ottoman exhibition now on at the Institute du Monde Arabe in Paris. We saw it a month or so ago - fabulous exhibit - the textile pieces alone were stunning. The institute does great temporary exhibitions but alas their permanent collection is . . . not really worth the visit.

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Using my Christmas present I'm warped and weaving my first experiment in inkle weaving. Lessons learned thus far include: KEEP TRACK OF OVER/UNDER! (or you won't be able to move the weaving forward); and KEEP LINEN AWAY FROM THE CAT! (this is corallary 1B to "keep wool away from the cat").

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