Texture in Plain Weave – Warp Repp

Last week we looked at introducing textural elements into your plain weave to give instant changes.  This week, we are looking at a technique called Warp Repp.  This is a fabric where the warp yarns are so closely sett to each other that the weft yarn cannot be seen. ...

The Power of the Subconscious Mind

We all know that the subconscious is a powerful thing.  Something I experienced today, and many times in the past, shows just how much it works in everyday things.  I’m doing sample weaving at the moment, with lots of plain weaving and overshot picks.  I have a...

Zone Out

One of the books I am reading at the moment is called 101 Experiments in the Philosophy of Everyday Life by Roger-Pol Droit. It’s full of different exercises you can try to see deeper than the surface of things. The second exercise in the book – Empty a Word of Its...