The ‘too late sample’ and Stretching it with Temples

At the end of any warp, when there is room, I usually experiment in a much more unrestrained way than when I weave the actual planned project. I obviously feel that the woven piece must be woven in some dictated and planned way to protect its integrity…but this is entirely wrong thinking.

At the end of my last warp, I just wove with the same colours but in different mixes and I liked the result so much better than the woven pieces! It’s rather like sampling but after the event. I call it ‘too late sampling’! My freer and more carefree approach produced a more dynamic cloth.

I also went to the camping shop to buy the clips for my new temple. Sandra Rude explains how to make a very effective temple developed by Bill Koepp of the WeaveTech list. I have two Glimakra temples which are never the right size for my weaving despite their adjustment capabilities. I bought them when I thought you have to weave very wide pieces of cloth and have hardly used them, even though times have arisen when they would be helpful.These crocodile clips are called ‘holdtight’ here in Australia and are sold in camping shops where they have attachments for tarpaulins.

I just love those niffy tools in weaving that I can make myself. Thanks Sandra and Bill…and the whole weaving community on the net that makes such communication possible.