This draft looks as though it “steps” through the shafts, rolling around when needed. I like the way it looks like waves coming into a shore.
1,2,3,2,3,4,3,4,1,2,1,2,3,2,3,4 is the pattern for the warp threads. In order to cut down on the size of the floats, every other weft shot is a tabby shot.
These were dyed by Althea and I on 2011-06-07:
[caption id="attachment_100" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Purple and two pinks"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_101" align="alignnone" width="200" caption="Blues, reds, purples, greens"][/caption]Sometimes we do something not because it is a good idea, but rather because we can do it.
On a four (4) shaft loom there are a total of sixteen (16) treadle combinations. Two of these, all up and all down are not at all practical. This leaves us with fourteen (14) combinations. What follows is […]