Remember this warp?
And these rolags?
It only took a week or two to spin and ply the yarn. I plied on my Louet wheel, but the spinning was on my Majacrat Little Gem II.
And here's the weft and warp together. The warp was woven in less than a day. I am amazed at the speed of weaving yarn this size! (~14 wpi and sett at 8 epi). Once off the loom, I sewed the edges with the sewing machine so they wouldn't unravel and then I fulled the fabric to make it more stable.
The goal now is to make this into a vest....I'll be busy tomorrow!
Tomorrow came and went, but the fabric never did make it to become a vest. I ended up making a cocoon by sewing the narrow ends of the rectangle of fabric to the top long edge to make sleeves.
The seams are at the shoulders and top of the arms.
Here's the curve of the front.
This one is currently on display (and for sale) at Athens Arts Gallery in downtown Crawfordsville. I must admit that I think it would be great if it sold... but if it doesn't sell, then it would be mine! Deep sigh! It's such a challenge to put my work up for sale!
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Beautiful! I love how the color gradients worked out in the fabric. I know what you mean about selling crafts - I find that I can give mine away joyfully but have a hard time offering them up for sale. At some point I'll have to, though...there are only so many handmade objects that one house can handle!
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