Oops.

 

I wove some full-sized samples, then wet finished them.  Yesterday I pressed them, and was relatively pleased.  Decided I needed to try one of the versions on a 30 epi density, and then carried the 'samples' upstairs to hem them.

While I was taking a closer look to determine exactly how much of the cloth was going to be used in the hems (in case I needed to cut any 'extra' off the sample - because I was sampling the entire process) I noticed something I had not, up to that point.

On the one set of samples, I had done the treadling incorrectly.  It didn't actually show unless I was looking at the back side of the cloth, at the right angle.

Since I had been thinking of re-doing them anyway, I sighed, put the two that were 'wrong' aside and wrapped my head around the fact that I had done the treadling draft incorrectly.

Now, it's not very obvious, but once seen cannot be unseen.  

I had already decided to weave off the rest of the warp in the first treadling, so dealing with re-creating the second treadling - this time sans mistake - can wait for a few days until I feel able to re-do the entire treadling, and this time make sure I don't have a treadling error.  Oh well.

Truth to tell, I hadn't been entirely satisfied with that sample, anyway.  I had a broken warp thread, and the centre field expanded in comparison to the pattern woven as a 'frame' around the edges.  But the quality of the cloth is good, and I now have enough information to go ahead and set up the next warp at 30 epi and weave two more 'samples'.  And this time, without the errors?

One hopes.

And that's the thing about weaving.  It will always, always keep you humble!