Well I finally got back on the loom this year. I have been looking for a pastel warp after all my pastel towels sold quickly last fall. When Amanda at Shiny Dime Fibers popped up with Summer Meadows, it looked to fit the bill. In person it wasn't as clear and bright as I had hoped for. Nothing wrong with it at all, just computer screen brightness had me tricked into thinking it was something different. It was not a problem other than adjusting my expectations and figuring out different weft colors than planned.
There was this smoky section between the yellow and the aqua that was a dusty gold. The Jaune yellow just wasn't going to look good going through that area and maybe not the bright orange either.
After I got it, and the two thread stripes in between pattern repeats tied on to my previous warp on the Louet Spring, I started out with my usual black weft when I can't make a decision. This gives me time to see how the warp colors progress and time to think more.
I ended up using a different pale orange for the second one and then instead of pastel teal, a darker Aquamarine teal next.
Still undecided about yellow, I went with a dark orange that took on a coral look with the pinks in the warp. And as I wove I realized it looked inspired by the Enkianthus currently blooming in the garden.
Well, my warp was not really 6 yards which I discovered when making the 6 yard stripes, so there was not enough for another towel. Now I like to play with color and see what happens for as long as the warp will let me. I ended up using a bronze and got another ~14" woven which can end up as a little table mat or other use.
Here's the little mat:
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