This afternoon I went down to the studio and transferred all the warp bouts to the lease sticks.  Not everyone uses lease sticks, but I do, and I keep them placed through the cross throughout the whole process of weaving.  I don't remove them until the weaving is finished and the piece comes off the loom.

 

This is my first time weaving perle cotton.  I'm excited!  It's a huge departure from my usual fare of using only pre-1853 dyes - what a rush it was - the cones of yarn come already finished, and ready for warping!  Don't think I'm abandoning my commitment to the old palette, but a fun vacation and the indulgence in something quick and easy to weave.

 

I'll be doing a straight threading on all sixteen harnesses, and trying different peg plans that all work with a straight threading.  Admittedly, it'll be a pain in the neck to change out all the pegs, but it's how it was done for many years.  Soon I'll reattach the Compu-dobby so that I will have greater choices in patterns, as well as being able to make lightning-quick changes in the treadling.  There's some great stuff in the world of advancing twills that I really want to explore next.

 

The other thing is the novelty, again, of weaving 20 epi - what a trip!  The warp is 22 inches in width, but only 440 threads to stick through heddle eyes!!