tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243465909567445572.post8615708749863425752..comments2010-05-03T12:29:27.122-04:00Comments on Wefty Woman: Shadow Weave, sounds like a real cool super hero with hair extensions!PaintedBullShop.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15592585323935861995noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243465909567445572.post-48600691439104401732009-01-13T12:06:00.000-05:002009-01-13T12:06:00.000-05:00Tisserande, that scarf is beautiful. What a wonder...Tisserande, that scarf is beautiful. What a wonderful example for those new to weaving to see. I am always amazed at the endless design possibilities where twills are concerned. <BR/><BR/>Yes, anyone, please put any links to your work that would be a helpful illustration of what you are discussing. (I am trying to see if Blogger has a feature to make the links in comments active ones.)<BR/><BR/>And a huge thank you to Felicitas/Memphis Weaver for clarifying a shadow weave for us, and also for citing and giving us some written sources to learn more about Shadow Weave. So you can do a shadow weave with two different types of yarn as well? (not just a light and dark color element)So if the shadow weave is a block unit, then can it be combined with other forms of patterns as well. Felicitas, you have to keep us up to date on the progress of you kimono. Be an exhibitionist and post links in the comment section of this blog post so that we can be voyeurs, and peeping toms...as we admire your goods...(so to speak.)<BR/><BR/>-Wefty WomanPaintedBullShop.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592585323935861995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243465909567445572.post-85956294747408430552009-01-13T11:28:00.000-05:002009-01-13T11:28:00.000-05:00Just to clarify shadow weave a little more... A bl...Just to clarify shadow weave a little more... A block unit in shadow weave consists of a pair of contrasting threads. In the case of my bamboo project this is dark/light with the dark being turquoise and the light being yellow. But I have woven shadow weave with a thick/thin combination, and also a smooth/boucle pair. It is closely related to a twill weave. The Atwater system has a twill tie-up and the threading has the block unit threaded on opposite harnesses -- that is 1 and 3 or 2 and 4. The project pictured here uses the Powell system where the block unit is thread in adjacent harnesses and the tie up of the blocks are also on adjacent treadles. That's just the way I taught myself to do it. But Mary Meigs Atwater is credited with the development of Shadow Weave as it was published in "The Suttle Craft Guild Handweaver's Bulletin" in the 1940's. The guide I used in my project is from Marian Powell: "1000+ Patterns in 4, 6 and 8 Harness Shadow Weave" originally published by Robin and Russ Handweavers. It is still available, as it was reprinted in 2001. My pattern has 8 harnesses, but any shadow weave pattern needs at least 4. Hope this helps. Felicitasmemphisweaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886599765262677746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243465909567445572.post-19681298677122758472009-01-13T09:55:00.000-05:002009-01-13T09:55:00.000-05:00Well, yes, you could use more than one colour in t...Well, yes, you could use more than one colour in the warp and more than one in the weft. You would get a checkerboard effect but it would be an iridescent checkerboard effect! I have just finished (and sold) a scarf in a diamond twill pattern and if it is all right with you, here is the link, I think it illustrates what I am trying to say quite well<BR/>http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=13082373<BR/><BR/>There may well be other ways of achieving iridescence - I am still experimenting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243465909567445572.post-51906225178464165222009-01-13T08:15:00.000-05:002009-01-13T08:15:00.000-05:00tisserande, thank you for that comment... So it so...tisserande, thank you for that comment... So it sounds like iridescence is an affect that is produced without an actual pattern but a straight plain weave or twill. The effect is produced by utilizing the 2 different colors. Are those 2 different colors used in the warp as well? No...that would make more of a checkered pattern...right?(it is early and no coffee yet)PaintedBullShop.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592585323935861995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243465909567445572.post-10998853086600759092009-01-13T05:12:00.000-05:002009-01-13T05:12:00.000-05:00I thought I had posted a comment on shadow weave/i...I thought I had posted a comment on shadow weave/iridescence but it appears to have gone astray. So here goes again:<BR/><BR/>I don't know much about shadow weave, I have only tried it once. However, I do know a little about iridescence as I have worked a lot with silk. In my experience, it occurs when you are using a lustrous yarn like silk, tencel or mercerised cotton and the effect arises when two different colours cross in the warp and weft. I have had best results using plain weave or twill giving beautiful changing colours as the light catches it from different angles. Other weavers may have achieved it by different means .....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243465909567445572.post-71087010556214758322009-01-12T19:43:00.000-05:002009-01-12T19:43:00.000-05:00So then you do not have to warp front to back for ...So then you do not have to warp front to back for a shadow weave? Thanks for the correction, but can someone explain more about a shadow weave? Does the pattern produce a reverse of colors from one side to the other?PaintedBullShop.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592585323935861995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243465909567445572.post-25289817757235343362009-01-12T18:19:00.000-05:002009-01-12T18:19:00.000-05:00Thanks JJ for posting my photos. Dressing the loo...Thanks JJ for posting my photos. Dressing the loom from front to back is just one way of warping. It just happens to be what I'm comfortable with and what seems to work for me. There are probably as many ways to dress a loom as there are weavers -- everyone has their own tricks. I'm still working on this shadow weave project. Hope to send a photo of the finished piece! Felicitasmemphisweaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886599765262677746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243465909567445572.post-19181367422001955572009-01-11T17:05:00.000-05:002009-01-11T17:05:00.000-05:00Anyone is welcome to post a question, I know that ...Anyone is welcome to post a question, I know that I have many when it comes to weaving patterns. I have a very hard time keeping track of the "stomping" of the harnesses.<BR/><BR/>If anyone has some pictures of what a shadow weave looks like when it is woven please put the link here and I will attempt to add it to the post. <BR/><BR/>I got one more question for you, is a fabric like iridescent taffeta a shadow weave?<BR/>Is that what makes the colors change.<BR/>I do not even know if that is what the taffeta is called. It was so popular during the 80's, I had this homecoming dress that was dark green but if you looked at it where the folds were made in the bodice, the taffeta was black.PaintedBullShop.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592585323935861995noreply@blogger.com