Three weeks into this weave 'block' and some samples are beginning to appear that could work for the upholstery market i was talking about previously.
Again although 50 percent wool based, the samples are starting to feel more rigid and tougher and hold the thickness qualities i have been desiring. Adding purely cotton yarns to the weft has enabled me to change the feel of the cloth. Initial samples were all created using wool wefts, which led to a very fluffy fabric, something that didn't fit in to what i was trying to achieve. This one simple change to the way i have been working has enabled the work to be pushed forward, leading to new ideas and possible extra warps that i could aim to make.
The samples are, as you can see, almost entirely white. The way in which i have threaded has enabled me to interchange from top to bottom cloth effortlessly. The majority of my patterning appears to the left hand side of the samples, as from my development works, i found that composition was best kept tight and restrained to merely one side.
Here are a selection of the samples, that for me, best show my concept. Urban shapes.
The colours are reflective of the work and developments done up to now, i plan to next move on to look at potentially creating a woven fabric with a white cotton brocade section. To try and replicate my card overlay work in a different, more challenging way.
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