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Weaving More Than Pink

4/28/2017

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Janice and Pam
It all began with Pam.
 ​Guild member, Janice Kohl's sister, Pam, is the executive director of Triangle Susan G. Komen and is currently fighting her own battle with metastatic breast cancer.  You can see a little of her inspirational story here:
http://www.wral.com/komen-director-learns-new-normal-after-cancer-spreads-/16527083/
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​So we would walk.
​The Warpsters Study Group decided we wanted to take action and be More Than Pink.  We would be part of the team "Pam's Parade", and we would be raising money and walking in the Race for the Cure on May 6th in the Research Triangle Park.  My husband and our family mascots, Oswald, Jr. and Esmerelda would join us.
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Oswald and Esmerelda
​But first we wove.
 ​We decided that scarves were in order for a bunch of weavers walking in a More Than Pink event. Some of these scarves would be worn by the walkers. Some would be sold and proceeds donated to the cause. 
I put on 3 pink and white warps for 5 scarves each:
  • A warp of white 40/2 linen and 16/1 flamingo pink linen to be woven in plain weave
  • A warp of 16/2 cotton in primarily bright pink with white stripes in a point twill threading
  • A warp of 16/2 cotton in primarily white with bright pink stripes in a point twill threading​

​The Linen Scarves
  • Warp: white 40/2 linen and pink 16/1 linen, 200 ends, sett at 24 epi
  • Threading: 4321
  • Weft: 16/1 linen (white for 3 scarves, hot pink for 1 scarf, dusty pink for 1 scarf) woven at 22 ppi
  • Treadling: plain weave
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Threading & tieup for the linen scarves
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​The Pink Scarves with White Stripes
  • Warp: 16/2 cotton: predominantly pink with white stripes, 253 ends + 2fs, sett at 30 epi
  • Threading: 12345678765432 (point twill)
  • Weft: 16/2 cotton (white for 4 scarves, pink for 1 scarf), woven at  approx. 28 ppi
  • Treadling: Differed for each scarf, but all were variations of a block treadling with varying repeats of block A (treadles 1-4) alternating with block B (treadles 5-8)
  • Warpster Jane Patterson wove her own scarf to wear in the Race for the Cure using a white cotton weft
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Threading for the pink scarves with white stripes
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The tieup
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Pink scarf with white stripes / white weft
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Pink scarf with white stripes / pink weft
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The White Scarves with Pink Stripes
  • Warp: 16/2 cotton: predominantly white with pink stripes, 253 ends + 2fs, sett at 30 epi
  • Threading: 12345678765432 (point twill)
  • Weft: pink 16/2 cotton for 4 scarves, white 16/2 bamboo for 1 scarf, woven at  approx. 28 ppi
  • Treadling: Differed for each scarf, but all were either a point treadling OR variations of a block treadling with varying repeats of block A (treadles 1-4) alternating with block B (treadles 5-8)  
  • Warpster Janice Kohl wove her own scarf using the first tieup, a pink cotton warp  and a point twill treadling
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Threading for the white scarves with pink stripes
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Tieup #1 used for Janice's scarf
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Tieup #2 used for the remaining 4 scarves
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Janice's scarf using tieup #1
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Another scarf with Tieup #2 and a pink cotton weft
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The Walk
​We will walk on May 6th, and I will post photos of the event in the next blog post: Walking More Than Pink.  Check back after the event!
 
In the meantime, if you would like to make a donation to my fundraising team and the Susan G. Komen Foundation, click here
 
​-- Pattie Lamb
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    Pattie Lamb

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