Fast work

[norsegirl]

I was asked by Inga on Wednesday to make a gift for the current crown princess for when she comes to our area in November. I was asked specifically to make a woven belt incorporating blue, yellow, black and white (her colours). Thursday night I warped it and wove a few inches to make sure I didn't hate it. Tonight got it all finished and off the loom. I love quick projects. The loom was provided very kindly by rectangularcat and was made by her husband landsknecht_po and I love it.

Designing weaving with any more than three colours is tricky, in fact two is ideal. It's a bit busy but I think I am overall pleased with the result. The final belt is 1 1/2 inches wide by 2.5m long. Yes, I love mixing measuring units, and that was a little longer than I was aiming for, but she can cut off the excess. I am especially pleased with the blue, a brilliant shade that just came out recently and that I had never used before. Unfortunately it doesn't photograph well. The yellow was an end-of lot that someone kindly picked up for me back home and I had been saving for a special occasion (the yellow currently available is so pale as to be almost unrecognizable as yellow). It's just a mix of your standard crochet cottons anyway.

Comments

[rectangularcat]

wow that is amazing!

glad the loom works - I haven't played much with mine!

we are planning to come to the november event - it's the weekend after we get back from europe! is your family still coming? or can we invite ourselves over?! *grins*

very pretty

[utsi.livejournal.com]

i can actually distinguish the blue in the larger shot. it does seem to disappear in the close up. i really like the way you have palyed and balanced the colours. very sophisticated. i'm sure she will be veyr appreciative (and likely ask after you). i am a littel curious as to why you think it busy. i usually associate busy with confusing to the eye. you have a lot going on, but given the media- it has a structure and order that i find non-distracting. in fact, it's kind of neat to have the centre pattern of white turn into an intricate detail when looking at it close up. from a goodly distance, it will balance the outer two lines and merely seem a different width. i though that was a very nice touch.