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For 25 years
my tapestry weft
has been
a singles yarn,
approximately 30
wraps per inch
and 1800 ish
yards per pound.
to the softly spun yarn;
low twist allows lustrous scales to shine.
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I weave with
two strands of this yarn
(together but not plied),
on a wool warp of
800 - 1000
yards per pound
at a sett
of 8 e.p.i.,
give my finished tapestries a particular body and drape
which adds an impressionistic touch.
interferes with clarity of shape
and a singles spun from medium staple fibers
with less surface activity
seems to work better.
And recently I've been exploring plied yarn --
yarn with spring and internal energy
never intended for tapestry,
like the leftovers from this project.
I've also been weaving tapestry
with yarn I didn't even nspin.
at least to me,
(important to keep them super relaxed in the shed),
but the surface is weirdly smooth,
particularly with the commercially spun yarn.
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The light reflection
is also different.
and the shapes
decidedly crisp!
With these yarns I've been doing less color blending in the shed,
and mostly weaving with one strand at a time,
which in turn has led to a preference for a closer sett (9 - 10 epi)
and smaller tapestries.
It's all so interseting--
alive with possibility.
Microthrillls abound.