Posted by: bschutzgruber | December 18, 2012

Weaving the Green Man

Now that the loom is warped and ready to go, the next step is dealing with the cartoon.  (Click on the pictures to enlarge)

A. 3_reference picture      B. 1_GreenMan cartoon
Starting image (A) is lightened or outlined (B) to show general color changes.


2_carton behind warp

That paper is slid behind the warp threads so I can see when to change colors for the weft yarns.


5_weaving

Keeping the starting picture near by for reference is helpful!!

6_3.5%22  3 1/2 inches completed.  It takes a couple of hours to weave 1″.


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  1. Julie Sutfin-Hanlon's avatar

    That is so cool! I can’t wait to see the finished weaving.


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