All these weaves are woven with linen. I wouldn't have chosen a black warp but it was already on the loom for us and I actually fell in love with it. It allowed the colour of the yarns to come through a lot stronger which I wouldn't have anticipated. The wool and linen blend worked well as the wool would slightly felt when washed and the linen would sit loosely.
In these tester samples I was trying out structures from the Wetterhoff and designs that I had drawn using Weavepoint.
These two diamond motif weaves were woven with different density's. The one above I wove very loosely and is a very fine fabric, whereas the one below is denser. I prefer the effect of the loosely woven fabric but this unfortunately makes it very fragile. Once it was off the loom I soaked it in lukewarm water and then dried it in a heated room which felted it slightly and made it stronger.
The diamond motif features a lot in these samples as I think it was my most successful structure. It was very simple but when working a loose different density I felt it transformed. It is this design which I will weave with on the industrial machine at the Wetterhoff School.
What I have been influenced by during my time in Finland and the Weterhoff is the simplicity in their design. What I have found is that the simple designs are the hardest to get right and it is the small changes during the design process which achieves this.
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