Weaving with Marl Yarns

Weaving with Marl Yarns A
Weaving with Marl Yarns A

I’ve played with weaving with marl yarns over the years. A marl yarn is made by  twisting a dark and a light thread together to use as a single weft. Which way you twist makes a difference in the look. I made two shuttles–each one twisted in the opposite direction (S&Z). I alternated the two shuttles in the sections here (A).

Weaving with marl Yarns B
Weaving with marl Yarns B

This is meant to be one of my “pages” in my  Pages Series. Interesting how the diagonals are stronger when looking at the side of the cloth–and how it looked on the loom (B).

Weaving with Marl Yarns C
Weaving with Marl Yarns C

You can see how I had to practice to accomplish what I wanted (C).

Weaving with Marl Yarns D
Weaving with Marl Yarns D

I might not cut the two apart–maybe some won’t turn into pages at all (D). Putting a group of them together really looked interesting. I might mount them that way. Who knows? I’ve got lots more ideas. I just need the time.

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