Roman Silk Block Damasks

摘要

When I am weaving I feel connected to the past in a tangible way. Weaving tools, looms and cloth have their own history and, as I have discovered, so do weave structures. I love to weave scarves and my favourite structure is a block 3/1 - 1/3 twill. In one block, warp floats are created on the surface of the cloth. This is contrasted with the other block where weft floats predominate. The patterns made by the blocks are emphasised by using different colours for warp and weft and the effects of light reflection.