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Sailcloth!
Today, a lovely green box came in the post - and inside was the sailcloth textile, fresh off the loom.
Here is a sneak peek at the cloth, in its raw state:
As it's a 2/1 twill, the two sides look differently thanks to the different colours of warp and weft.
The cloth is currently drying after a first wash, and then it will get its picture taken again, and after that... I will put my foot down. And again. And again... until it is slightly fulled.
Though I'll finish the rest of the spinning first, I think!
Here is a sneak peek at the cloth, in its raw state:
As it's a 2/1 twill, the two sides look differently thanks to the different colours of warp and weft.
The cloth is currently drying after a first wash, and then it will get its picture taken again, and after that... I will put my foot down. And again. And again... until it is slightly fulled.
Though I'll finish the rest of the spinning first, I think!
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