project #10
Pinwheel Pop
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This kit is designed to pick us up out of the winter blues!
Spring is coming, sooner than we believe. At least I hope so!
In this project, we create fun, fabulous effects by combining simple weave structures with alternating dark and light threads repeating rhythms in both warp and weft.
Rigid Heddle
Four Shaft
Eight Shaft
The Pattern
Pinwheel Pop explores color and weave, which is a whole different thing from the interaction of color in weaving. Color and weave is fairly simple to create and yields fabulous results. Small groups of light and dark threads alternate in both warp and weft. The number of threads that are alternating, combined with the weave structure can yield many different designs.
The structures themselves have a traditional look and feel. I have designed these towels with an eye towards pairing the traditional (houndstooth, plaids) with the funky (pinks, yellows, greens). Every time I look at these, I just want to giggle.
Rigid Heddle
The rigid-heddle project is plain weave with two threads light, two threads dark alternating in both warp and the weft. Warp: 8/2 cotton doubled in a 12-dent heddle. Weft: 8/2 cotton.
Four-Shaft Looms
The four-shaft project is a straight twill with four threads light, four threads dark alternating in both warp and the weft.
Eight-Shaft Looms
The eight-shaft project is a slightly complex twill with eight threads light, eight threads dark alternating in both warp and the weft.
