Day 58: Pippin weaves! By the time I finished hanging the warp last night, I only had a few minutes to weave a header before it was bedtime. This morning, I settled in shortly after breakfast, and was delighted with how quick it was to make progress on a simple band. The borders are loom-controlled, and the center section only has five doubled pattern threads, so there isn't a lot of pickup to be done. I wish I'd used a darker colour for the broken S, but hey, I only warped six feet for this first run. There was a little trial-and-error as I worked out the best point at which to snug up the weft to keep the selvedges even, since when the new shed was fully open, it made it hard to draw it through. I saw that it was not mandatory to open the new shed to the maximum, and by allowing the warp to be very slightly relaxed (operative word, "very"), it allowed the thread to be gently pulled through without danger of breaking it. I see potential experiments here, possibly even extending to weaving turned krokbragd, one of my favourite techniques. Pippin is a winner!
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