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Daily Band Practice: Day 9

09 Saturday Jan 2021

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Daily Band Practice; Day 9
Arows and a Diamond

This motif seems to want to be called Arrows and a Diamond, which sounds like a book title to me. What would be the plot of the book…hmmm?

I was so in a place of zen while weaving today that I was halfway into weaving the top arrow a second time before I realized that I was repeating it. While I was unweaving, I had a feeling I rarely feel when unweaving: contentment. Weaving a bit every day without a deadline or a goal at the end, rather just for the joy of weaving is proving to be very meditative. Do you lose yourself in your weaving?

Today’s motif is from Inkle by Evelyn Neher page 30.

warp, weave, be happy! ~ Jennifer

Daily Band Practice: Day 8

08 Friday Jan 2021

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Day 8 brings what looks to me like a rhombus doing a yoga stretch. I modified this one a bit, found on page 28 in Inkle by Evelyn Neher. The original motif is about half the size of mine, at only 13 picks long, but the band the original is woven on has a narrower pick-up area. Something just told me to fill my whole weaving area, which added 20 more rows of weaving. If I keep straying from the original designs, I am going to run out of warp before I planned. I guesstimated the length of my warp based on the average number of picks in 30 motifs. If I keep weaving more than planned for . . . Well, it is an adventure, right?

warp, weave, be happy! ~ Jennifer

Daily Band Practice: Day 6

06 Wednesday Jan 2021

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Day 6, Inkle, by Evelyn Neher, pg. 28
Daily Band Practice: Day 6. The diamond in the middle looks like it is floating.

The day after a few wondering what an outlined motif would look like, Evelyn Neher presents an outlined motif in the book. Of, course she did, because the book is so well written. The outline makes the center diamond look like it is floating. A bit of unweaving happened today, as I tried to put a bit of black pick-up in the middle. When I was almost finished I realized the black wasn’t in the center. It was faster to unweave and reweave without additional pick-up, so no modifications today.

This is a fun idea that I really look forward to exploring more. Today’s pattern is from page 28.

warp, weave, be happy! ~ Jennifer

Daily Band Practice: Day 5

05 Tuesday Jan 2021

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From Inkle, by Evelyn Neher, pg. 27

I don’t look ahead at what the next day’s motif will be. I like the anticipation each day. So, it was a pleasant surprise to see this motif today. Compared to the boldness of the motifs the last four days, this one seems so sweet and delicate.

While it is a more basic design than the others, Evelyn Neher introduced it as a technique to use for outlining larger motifs. It was a quick pattern to weave. Indeed, to use it alone as a repeat would make a very attractive band that would be fast to whip up.

Until tomorrow,

warp, weave, be happy! ~ Jennifer

Daily Band Practice: Day 4

04 Monday Jan 2021

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Day 4: from Inkle, Evelyn Neher, pg 26.

I changed the original motif today. I really liked the black in yesterday’s motif and thought it would be fun to add some today too. The original pattern in Inkle by Evelyn Neher is all white.

The pick-up of this motif uses three warp ends. The thickness really makes the design pop. I can see so many possibilities for incorporating this motif into an overall design.

warp, weave, be happy! ~ Jennifer