weaving double weave and adding a supplemental weft of printed silk organza.weavers know that a discontinuous weft( or warp) is a brocade,but if you do an on line search you get different stories.
if my silk ribbons do not go from side to side and are laid in on some areas, they qualify as brocade. so i was happily coughing, sniffing and brocading away. no pressure to make anything because i am sick, remember?
some time ago i had followed a post by Alice and created an 8 shaft brocade overlay .
now that i have the wiggle pegplan that i'm using for the double weave what if i throw the brocade overlay on?
but wait, what if i change the threading and use a network? will that nice printed organza show better?
and what if i use a parallel threading?
and what if i rotate the overlay90º and warp becomes weft? a lazy way to get weft brocade!
this has to be tweaked a little. the warp for the double weaves is straight draw so i'm finishing the warp with this one. then on with the other threadings. i'm taking lots of liberties because this is not for yardage.
now, what if i add some gold threads or do some stamping in gold. ... ^_^
neki desu
it's so liberating when you give yourself permission to play. the organza wove up beautifully. have fun!
ReplyDeleteHey, my brain never works that well when I have a cold! Good for you!! I'd say "get better soon" but you seem to be firing on all cylinders as it is.
ReplyDeleteHope you feel better soon Neki, I just love your designs you are very clever and very creative and so good at your work.
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