romance ain' t what it used to be

all those nice slubs and pilling that would make such an attractive, wabi yardage...that rustic silk doupionni  that would add charm to the final cloth....

they are a royal PITA! anxious to finish and get my hands on good ol' organzine. 

it's frog thin; 5 strands  twisted into 1 and it's still thinner than a dime. but it's strong and smooth and very twisted so no pilling.

hoping to finish  weaving over the weekend and start doing the warp chains.

neki desu
 

getting better

but still wont make the cut for the patience award.opened the silk organzine skeins after what? 5 days?
rather pleased with the results although the lime green turned a  bit yellower .not a disaster because this will be two 3cms stripe so the rest of the warp is keeping  in with the lime green.

now tell me this is not an object of beauty.

neki desu
 

south of machester across the channel

 at the height of the textile revolution, barcelona  was producing so many meters of cloth that it was dubbed the manchester of the south. neighborhoods were built around textile factories as self supporting communities where workers went to work  home and play without leaving the long shade of the factory.

all that is gone. even the beautiful industrial architecture, not to mention the production.  very little of that textile heritage has  found its way in the collective consciousness, hence textile means bed linens and tablecloths at its best.

for me it is always good news when i find someone who knows and cares.

the small model was found in an old fashioned underwear store.  salvador badia canales  has painstakingly reproduced a scale model of a semi automatic loom of early xx century and the store has it on display. 

neki desu