the missus

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purple  missus in a mini tute.

have a great weekend!

neki desu

trying new things

oh brother! had to bring out some winter wear because it's very cold again  and in some parts of spain it's even snowing. here is only wet and cold.

the sample is this gorgeous linen blandina got me. i read somewhere that one can use fair isle punch cards to make tuck lace and off i went to try it . at a very loose tension the top part is tuck lace and the bottom is slip stitch followed by stockinette and ladders with eyelets.i find the slip stitch lacking definition, but the tuck part could be a doable. another one for the bag of tricks!

neki desu

weaving and webbed feet

hasn't stopped raining since thursday, and it's cold again :( 

the good news is that it's temperature appropriate for weaving. draft for a fun and games lampas project. i found that creating the draft in photoshop with presets was a lot more flexible than in the weaving program. plus the added benefit of having three structures in the draft.

the warp is all hemp in a 2:1 ratio, the tie warps are in a twill.the two wefts are linen and a thick softly twisted silk.  i am not weaving selvedge to selvedge, but brocading the pattern wefts.this is a simulation really because parts of the ground are going to be woven in tabby, but the threading is the actual one.

                                                                                       

see.

                                                                                    

will be spending some time with the la fare girls, one tonight and the other one tomorrow ;-)

neki desu