The next simple gift band has been warped up and weaving has started. It's the Sawtooth and Diamonds pattern from Twisted Threads. I started with 5 yards of warp, which required a bit of ingenuity to do. Hopefully it won't tangle too much as the band grows.
This is a 16-tablet pattern, 4-threaded, 4F/4B. Well, I'm doing the edges as all F because that makes me happier, but it's still an extremely straightforward pattern.
I'm trying to keep the weft loose and not use too much weight but the motifs are still somewhat elongated. Some of that is because the above photo was taken with the warp under tension -- it'll relax a bit and shorten up once the weight is off. Not a lot, but some. I'm trying to even leave a teeny bit of weft showing at the edges to see if the threads will poof out a bit while the band is being soaked in water after it's done.
24 pattern repeats is about 15". I'll be at this for a while.
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