This is the 15th year of continuous daily publication for 365Caws. All things considered, it's likely it will be the last year as it is becoming increasingly difficult for me to find interesting material. However, I hope that I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world with my natural history posts, or encouraged a novice weaver or needleworker. If so, I've done what I set out to do.
Monday, March 17, 2025
Halvdräll, Round Two
Day 156: The second set of halvdräll towels is off the loom, and I am quite pleased with how they turned out. Now that I have a better understanding of the structure, I was able to select colours which worked the way I envisioned them, the long floats being a medium shade of green, and the two tabby threads dark green and banana yellow. Ages ago, I had a kitchen painted in similar colours, and these towels would have fit right in. My current kitchen is green and white, and the yellow will be a nice accent if I decide to keep them. More likely, they'll be gifted to friends since my linen cupboard is already full of handwoven items. Another halvdräll project is on the agenda, but first, I want to work a test swatch of the 16/2 Scottish wool I'll be using for a tartan shawl to determine the correct sett. I can do that on the table loom, although the shawl will be woven on Max once I get "Friend Evelyn" done. Next up on the table loom is..."Norse Kitchen!" It's a draft I've always wanted to weave, but the way Davison laid it out in "A Handweaver's Pattern Book" (green version), it was confusing. By using Fiberworks' weaving software, I was able to sort out the various sections to get them in the right order. The warp for "Norse Kitchen" is already measured and waiting its turn.
Labels:
halvdräll,
table loom,
weaving
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