Collection: MAFA 2019 Towel Exchange
MAFA2019-074
This was my 2019 Cross Country Weavers sample. The assignment was “Stripes in Structure.” The stripes contain 3 Shaft Spot, Basket Weave, and 9 Shaft Hin und Wieder.
MAFA2019-080
The color block design is based on Fibonacci relationships. The blue area is 8 inches wide (160 Ends). The lime green area is 13 inches wide (260 ends). In the weft, there is 3 inches of lime green, then a ¾ inch stripe of blue. The following green and blue stripes are 5 pics each. The remainder if the towel is woven with lime green. The stripes are only on one end of the towel.
MAFA2019-061
I wanted to use the ‘Netting A’ from Davison’s book page 95, but didn’t want to have to move heddles, so I used shafts 7 and 8 to substitute for shafts 2 and 3 when necessary. I also wanted a small selvedge and used shafts 5 and 6 for those. I tried three treadlings, but found the point twill treadling gave the best all-over texture I wanted. I had purchased the multiple shades of gray at the last MAFA Conference and used them for another project. I still had enough to weave this towel. I did have to fudge on the weft as I alternated white with what grays I had left. I used the Fibonacci sequence to design the red stripes for an accent and used a heavier thread for added texture. I am satisfied with the ‘modern’ appearance of the towel and may do more, though I think I’ll use a smaller accent thread as I’m not sure the 8/2 worked as well as I had hoped.
MAFA2019-062
Towel is 8 repeats plus 18 ends to balance. Was 17.83″ in 15 dent reed. The warp had 418 ends of white 20/2 @ 30 EPI and 272 ends of 16/2 blue @ 60 EPI.
From the manuscripts of J. P. Meyer and F. Walbert and Jacob Angstadt. I got this draft from a Marjie Thompson workshop.
MAFA2019-063
I followed one of HW patterns for exchange towel. For others on warp I randomized- using 3 colors, adding alternating stripes etc. Made towels more fun in my opinion.
MAFA2019-069
According to the monograph, shadow weave is basically a balanced weave but the patterns are derived from twill. The warp arrangement and weft picks alternate light and dark and the greater contrast, the greater visual impact.
