Comparative Anatomy

Day 137: For this exercise, we will be looking at Comparative Anatomy, and yes, size matters. These bands use different weights of thread. On the right, the pattern threads of the blue/green Xs are doubled (i.e., two threads are treated as one), with white and coloured threads all being 8/2 cotton. In the lower left, the lavender hearts are 10/2 cotton on a white ground of 16/2. The uppermost band is made on green sewing thread ground against gold 10/2 cotton, creating a "negative space" pattern of green hearts. The lavender hearts have a wider border than the Xs, and both bands are 1" wide. The green/gold band is slightly over 1/2" in width. All three bands employ the same number of threads in the patterned pickup section: nine. In all cases, the weft thread is identical to that used for the ground.