Then today i decided i wanted to create a sample for a neutral panel which will look something like this but on a bigger scale, mixing paper yarn, dyed wool slub, thick florist rope and a linen. All very natural colours which will link into the idea of the port, boat rope theme.

This sample was done on a different warp so it doesn't have the same twill affect but it was a tester so i could get an idea for colour and pattern. This again will be worked on top of using hanks lightly tacked. I may also bring in the idea of wrapping the back board and placing this on top.

The extra lines of thread running down are called floats, the loom which i have been using to practice on, belongs to someone else there threading plan is different as you can see in the pattern, but the reason for the floats is a technical fault with the Harris Loom itself. Its not picking up shaft 11, which is why the weft threads don't lock it into the design. This doesn't have an affect on the total finish of the design though so its ok.