Warp #1

Tartan (textiles that changed the world) - Jonathan Faiers - available at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tartan-Textiles-That-Changed-World/dp/1845203771/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1354317905&sr=1-2

When I decided to take the strive to learn tartan, I purchased this book and I am SO glad I did. I have a thing about buying books... I never get them out the library, I buy them. (an expensive habit I must admit) but I just love owning them. Theres just something about books! Anyway..

If you're interested in learning tartan, this book is a MUST. It's brilliant. Starts with the very basics, the origin of tartan, and just goes on.. everything you could possibly need to know. Even to weave.

The begining of the book starts to explain about the basics of weaving tartan.. with the initial colours of black, red and yellow. Running in the order of 2 black, 16 red, 16 black, 2 yellow. And repeat as many times as neccessary. You then repeat your warp backwards in your weft in a 2/2 twill.... and there you have it! Tartan!

This is my very, very first tartan sample (so exiciting)

As much as I love this sample, it is flawed. As the warp is 2 black, 16 red, 16 black, 2 yellow.
The weft should repeat 2 yellow, 16 black, 16 red, 2 black. However I forgot the 2 black. I honestly think I was just too excited about weaving it and the fact it looked like tartan that I just got carried away. I feel this will be a huge learning curve for me with realising the quality of weaving to create a perfect tartan.

Warp set up on an 8 shaft harris table loom.