End of Project, Start of Other Projects
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helwenOkay, spent an hour on the fake fur project and have determined that this is _not_ how the scabbard is going to be lined. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
gwynt_y_storm and I spoke on the phone and she'll likely be using an existing sheepskin and oil/lanolize it.
It looks pretty cool, both clipped and left long. I put in tufts on every warp, every 3rd pass and that was plenty dense. But it took nearly an hour to make 2-1/2". With practice I could probably get up to 3+"/hour. Part of this is having to stop to put in the tufts and part is that I have to stop and split bits off the staple to make the tufts. It's easy to see why this would have been desirable to have in winter-time though. Even with washed wool this would be very warm as a garment or hat.
Oh, and tabby weave holds the fibers in just fine. Although if I have time later, I might try a couple of inches in twill, just so I have a comparison piece.
Also, I think it would be interesting to do this with dyed yarns, which perforce would be a little faster (not stuck to itself like unprocessed fibers). There are these hats in the Unicorn Tapestries that are very fuzzy and cool-looking -- a number of the guys are wearing them and there are some different styles.
I was wondering what to do with the rest of the warp, andfitzw said he'd love a strap for making a pilgrim scrip. I'll do that in twill.
More practice, and then onto one of my more serious projects for the table loom, the organic cotton towels. I know, towels were made of linen in medieval and renaissance period, but I'm hoping to possibly sell to every day people as well, and organic cotton is a good bet, especially here in the valley. Besides, I need to prove to the gov't that I can be more than a hobbyist weaver. But linen towels will happen as well, and may have buyers both in and out of the SCA.
And in case anyone's wondering "why towels?". Lots of people like handwoven things, but handwoven = $$. Most folks can't afford yards of handwoven fabric, but they might be able to budget for a towel, napkin, or table runner. Blankets and placemats seem to be popular items for weavers to make as well. And scarves, but the people who make blankets don't usually make scarves, and vice versa -- at least in this area.
Yardage _will_ happen, but probably mostly for personal use, especially the first project or two, since they probably won't be good enough for sale anyway, and I'd like a jacket/coat out of the stuff I have planned for the first project.
gwynt_y_storm and I spoke on the phone and she'll likely be using an existing sheepskin and oil/lanolize it. It looks pretty cool, both clipped and left long. I put in tufts on every warp, every 3rd pass and that was plenty dense. But it took nearly an hour to make 2-1/2". With practice I could probably get up to 3+"/hour. Part of this is having to stop to put in the tufts and part is that I have to stop and split bits off the staple to make the tufts. It's easy to see why this would have been desirable to have in winter-time though. Even with washed wool this would be very warm as a garment or hat.
Oh, and tabby weave holds the fibers in just fine. Although if I have time later, I might try a couple of inches in twill, just so I have a comparison piece.
Also, I think it would be interesting to do this with dyed yarns, which perforce would be a little faster (not stuck to itself like unprocessed fibers). There are these hats in the Unicorn Tapestries that are very fuzzy and cool-looking -- a number of the guys are wearing them and there are some different styles.
I was wondering what to do with the rest of the warp, and
fitzw said he'd love a strap for making a pilgrim scrip. I'll do that in twill.More practice, and then onto one of my more serious projects for the table loom, the organic cotton towels. I know, towels were made of linen in medieval and renaissance period, but I'm hoping to possibly sell to every day people as well, and organic cotton is a good bet, especially here in the valley. Besides, I need to prove to the gov't that I can be more than a hobbyist weaver. But linen towels will happen as well, and may have buyers both in and out of the SCA.
And in case anyone's wondering "why towels?". Lots of people like handwoven things, but handwoven = $$. Most folks can't afford yards of handwoven fabric, but they might be able to budget for a towel, napkin, or table runner. Blankets and placemats seem to be popular items for weavers to make as well. And scarves, but the people who make blankets don't usually make scarves, and vice versa -- at least in this area.
Yardage _will_ happen, but probably mostly for personal use, especially the first project or two, since they probably won't be good enough for sale anyway, and I'd like a jacket/coat out of the stuff I have planned for the first project.
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Date: 2007-02-11 11:24 pm (UTC)Really. It does.
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Date: 2007-02-12 01:21 am (UTC)I'm still going to try doing a twill weave one later on. Should be interesting figuring out the spacing for that one. And I may do another tabby weave piece with the rows further apart, just to see what it looks like. I think I can spare the extra couple of hours for that.