Twill! Fun! I'm glad I decided to switch my warped-up band to a 3/1 twill structure instead of doing the lovely diagonal pattern that was not giving me joy.
As I half expected, after several inches of plain weaving, I decided it was time to add motifs. Much dithering ensued. There are so many possibilities!
I'm doing random motifs from Claudia Wollny's charts. There are plenty to choose from even though I am using only 17 tablets. I started with a small diamond motif, and each larger motif is separated by that same diamond motif. There are three sets of plain twill between each motif. So far, I'm trying to alternate swirly motifs (or leaves) with more blocky motifs. The plan is to use different swirls and blocks as I go. I'm having a lot of fun. Once I get near the end, I'll switch back to plain twill. I don't expect I'll achieve perfect symmetry but I don't care.
The photo shows the first few motifs. They're a bit elongated but that's OK.
The motifs are from Tablets at Work, Lily Grove, and Lily Grove 2. I like how the charts are all modular so I don't have to do a lot of re-charting. I center the motif which means that I might need to add tablets on each side, but that's pretty minor.
After I finish this, I want to try Collingwood's two-pack method of doing plain twill. Maybe I'll add a few motifs as I go. We'll see, because I think he specifies tablet-flipping for changing the colors and making sure the background structure is twilling properly, and tablet-flipping does not usually bring me joy. I'm mostly seeing how much faster/easier it is to use his method for plain twill vs the one-pack method I'm currently using.
Or maybe I'll do more two-hole patterns, or some double-face, or crank out some quick threaded-in patterns, or whatever else inspires me when I'm ready to make a new band.
This band is bringing me joy, both the plain part and the motifs.
And cats are still terrible weaving assistants.
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