combining indigo and undyed fibers

8/4 cotton warp (3 sections of natural (50 ends/ea) and 2 seconds of naturally dyed indigo (45 ends/ea)

20” warp width

240 ends

12 EPI

4.25-yard warp

Draft:  Charlotte overshot

3 projects, 36” ea, 10” waste in between projects and 35” loom waste

1st project: 

Weft:  Henry’s Attic Periwinkle II (99% wool / 1% nylon) (approx. 248 yds)

Treadling 1 and 3 (first 12”), treading 1-2-3-4-3-2-1 (second 12”) and treadling (2 and 4) (third 12”)

2nd project:

Weft:  naturally dyed indigo boucle and other scrap materials

3rd project:

Weft:  raffia and 8/4 indigo-dyed cotton

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