Both faces carry the same motif with colors reversed. The surface of the band is not pebbled or spotted or speckled in appearance or texture.
This double-weave technique does not use warp-floats. You could take a blank chart from the book and fill in cells in a completely random fashion, doodle away filling cells with your mind on something else, and still be able to weave the “pattern” you have created. Some of the 45 patterns in the book were contributed by my students and weaving friends and many of them were created right there in the workshop as they were learning the technique. Okay, it might be a slow technique that requires some extra work to set up and some extra care and attention while weaving (hence the advanced-level rating), but it is by far the easiest technique for designing. I used my Ashford Inklette for the tutorials in the book and I just use the loom’s two basic sheds. By that, I mean the kind of inkle loom that uses individual string heddles and where the weaver raises and lowers one layer of threads in order to create the two basic sheds. The book is aimed at those who use the standard inkle loom. Yes, you do have to love it! because it is one of the slower techniques that I have encountered here in the highlands and lowlands of South America. Warp-faced Double Weave on Inkle Looms …an advanced-level technique that is aimed at band-weavers who love to do pick-up. Thank you Marilyn and Rainer at Taproot Video! It was the folks at Taproot Video who were kind enough to re-arrange priorities for me so that my finished work could be brought to you as quickly as possible. The place that prints my spiral-bound books worked extraordinarily quickly but I don’t think that was a personal favor! I just hope that doesn’t mean that they are experiencing a serious slump in business. Some very kind people took some time and put some extra effort into helping me bring my new book to you in just a matter of days after I sent off the files.
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