Sounds like some of the experimental weaving done in the 1970s. My mother played with discontinuous warps and wefts -- made a loom out of a bit of plywood with nails at top and bottom and temporary nails where needed in the middle of the board to anchor / loop shortened warps around. When you start a new / second "patch" of warp on those nails be sure to put the new warp through the loop of the old warp so everything hangs together as one piece of cloth. If you just go around the nail, you'll get patches held together by only the weft they might have in common. Pull the nails out as you go, once they've served their purpose, or you'll risk scratched fingers. She often used a blunt-nosed darning needle, but these were small pieces, samples for an art class. This was as much like darning as like a combination of weaving and tapestry. I don't know that this would made good, sound, useful cloth, but could make a wall hanging. If you're interested in color changes in the warp, warp painting should work. Aase |