You can see the waviness in this pic (given the way the light was, it highlighted this particular aspect of the band) -- that's pretty typical for patterns made using the diagonals technique. It'll block out, especially if I iron the band. I kind of like the three-dimensionality, actually. Most of the time it's not that noticeable unless the light hits it just right.
Here's another view:
The band turned out well. Occasionally the edges do pull in more than I had planned. It required a bit of care to keep the width consistent while doing the tubular edges. I eventually started using a chip clip just below the weaving zone to keep the band flat, and that helped keep it from curling inward.
I had thought I'd run out of weft partway through and need to switch, but I finished with about 6-8" to spare. OK, maybe I could have eked out one last pattern repeat, but even the final one I did was kind of awkward.
The finished band is about 5/8" wide, give or take a bit (15mm) and about 65" long (164cm). I like the motif. Even with a lot of individual tablet manipulation, it was fairly quick and straightforward to weave.
There are 52 pattern repeats of 16 rows each, 11 tablets (7 pattern tablets and 2 edge tablets per side), diagonals technique with tubular edges (both sides) and half turns, and including a few areas where 3/1 twill and double-face techniques are used to maintain the background colors.
Dunno what band will be next. So many wonderful possibilities.... Plus there's the fingerlooping and other things on my want-to-do list.
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