I recently received a new catalog in the mail from the Yarn Barn in Kansas and saw a wonderful towel kit advertised. I loved the color mix and since I have tons of cones of cotton I knew I could make this one without the kit using a broken twill threading...
Somewhere along the line my brain stopped counting threads. What was supposed to be 4 equal colored 4" stripes with smaller inch stripes between them turned out to be 3 equal stripes and one not so equal...hmmm...chemo brain still with me?? or is it just that I haven't woven towels in a while preferring to design scarves?? Well, I have 12 towels to weave off and can't really fix that red/pink stripe. I know, that orange stripe looks skinny too but is 4" really! Sooooo I guess I will be using these towels for gifts and hope that the recipients like them anyway! I still like the colors and the texture is fabulous even though I haven't taken any off the loom and washed them yet. And, hey, we all make mistakes, right??
xo Cait
These are beautiful colors!!... Do you read the blog Crazy As A Loom?... you'de like each other's work. But.. maybe that's how I found your blog.
ReplyDeleteThat's funny, Karen, cause that's how I found you!! And I love Crazy as a loom's rugs! love, love, love. I was fascinated by your house and all the work and love you put into it! xo
ReplyDeletewell, the glaring error could be a design modification and just fine. has it ruined them? if not, it's just , er, fate! and it's ok.
ReplyDeleteIf you hadn't have told me I would have never known - looks fine to me, but then I'm no weaver!
ReplyDeleteI'd not have realised there was a problem with the towels if you hadn't told. They look fabulous and the colours are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone! They will make fine, colorful towels and people will just think my design asthetic is a little off!! ha ha ha ha ha...
ReplyDeletethis is gorgeous! if this is what chemo brain does for you, be thankful for it!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've managed anything as clever as this with it ;)
Oh Melanie, soooo good to see you here! The work you are doing on your ownself is totally clever!!! xo
ReplyDeleteFabulous colors and who cares if they aren't just as you had planned. No one would have known had you not told us. Someone is really going to enjoy receiving as a gift... and I looked at your other posts... YOU have been a very busy girl!
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Yeah, Di, I do have to let go and relax more about mistakes! Actually I didn't dwell too much on this one because hey, life is short and the colors on my loom are happy!!!!! YAY for busy and creative!
ReplyDeleteI love what's going on here, your weaving is truly beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI'm a knitter and I figure mistakes add an intriguing quality to the overall piece, not that I go out of my way to create them. I'm just pretty Zen about them in my life.
oops! It still looks wonderful, Cait! That's the serendipity of handmade items that makes each piece unique ;o)
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