Despite some windy and cold weather I have managed to get in quite a few hours on the weaving thanks to my trusty gas heater.
Progress started slowly but steadily with lots of sampling along the way.
This is one of two sampling strips completed so far. I think by the time I get finished I may have enough to make a wee bag!
Progressing nicely .....on the right anyway.
Alas my attempts with the grass on the left of the weaving were not so good. You would think it would be easier as its just plain green grass but alas it has caused me several hours of frustration.
After several samples I actually wove about 2 inches but the colour just wasn't right. The problem was all my grass green colours were coming out just too green and bright.
I looked at the photo again and also at some others and eventually decided that part of the problem is the perspective. Photos are seeing things in 3 dimensions but I am weaving flat so the effect of light is different.
So I have stripped it out, remixed, resampled and started to weave it again.
Managed to get the sky showing through the foliage on the tree quite well and some texture in the bush. I'm not using texture in the reflection and all the reflection mixes have some biege or grey added to suitably dull the colour.
Working the weaving on its side is really making me think about techniques such as eccentric weaving. That's one I have used a lot in my landscapes but it's effect can be very different this way
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Great progress and so interesting to hear how you find what works and what doesn't. I've had to strip my first attempt completely off the frame and start again because my warps were too close together and I couldn't get enough strands into my weft to benefit from shading. Ho hum - onwards and upwards :-)
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