Day 296: Since Max moved in, he has been assigned a series of long-term projects from coverlets to tablecloths, the last one being my tartan shawl. I decided it was time for him to work on something less demanding, but on the other hand, I didn't want it to be so simple that I got bored with it. When I came across "Summer and Winter Unit Treadlings" on p. 188 in "A Handweaver's Pattern Book" (green version), an idea started percolating in my brain. The blocks are units of 12 warp threads each, so it was easy to break the design for stripes. I used Brassard 8/2 for the warp, and am using a greyer green 8/2 Valley cotton for the tabby throws. The pattern throws are also 8/2 Valley cotton in a darker blue. I wasn't sure how the colours would play with each other where the grey-green crosses the light blue, and was prepared to use a similar blue instead, but I am so taken with this combination that I will probably weave six identical placemats from this warp. Of course, summer-and-winter weave does not give an exact opposite on the reverse, so it will be interesting to see how obvious the difference is when I get to the point that I can see the back side of the fabric on the roller. As experiments go, this one is a smashing success!
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