{"id":247,"date":"2021-07-18T17:28:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T07:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/?p=247"},"modified":"2021-07-27T00:21:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T14:21:05","slug":"more-green-cotton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/2021\/07\/18\/more-green-cotton\/","title":{"rendered":"More Green Cotton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Remember the <a href=\"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/2021\/01\/12\/spinning-cotton\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"88\">green cotton that I spun and wove into a short runner<\/a>? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NaturalCotton-1024x615.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"90\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NaturalCotton.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/naturalcotton\/\" class=\"wp-image-90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NaturalCotton-1024x615.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NaturalCotton-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NaturalCotton-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NaturalCotton-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NaturalCotton-2000x1200.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NaturalCotton.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Handspun Cotton<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cotton-Runner-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"176\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cotton-Runner.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/cotton-runner\/\" class=\"wp-image-176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cotton-Runner-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cotton-Runner-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cotton-Runner.jpg 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Light Table Runner<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then I took the leftover yarn and <a href=\"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/2021\/06\/23\/green-cotton\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"202\">soaked it in ammonia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CottonSoaking-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178\" width=\"356\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CottonSoaking-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CottonSoaking-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CottonSoaking-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CottonSoaking-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CottonSoaking-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CottonSoaking.jpg 1048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, now I&#8217;ve taken the treated yarn and woven a second table runner in the opposite colourway. This time the body of the runner is in the brown cotton with green stripes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerWashed-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-248\" width=\"439\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerWashed-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerWashed-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerWashed-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerWashed-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerWashed-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerWashed-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerWashed.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><figcaption>Brown and Tan Table Runners<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Both runners are woven on a rigid heddle loom using pick up sticks to create the pattern. The idea is that the stick alters which threads are up or down, creating regular weft floats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerWeaving-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"251\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerWeaving.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/?attachment_id=251\" class=\"wp-image-251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerWeaving-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerWeaving-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerWeaving-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerWeaving-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerWeaving-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerWeaving-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerWeaving.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Brown Runner on Loom<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerPickUp-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"252\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerPickUp.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/?attachment_id=252\" class=\"wp-image-252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerPickUp-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerPickUp-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerPickUp-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerPickUp-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerPickUp-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerPickUp-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BrownRunnerPickUp.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Pick Up Sticks behind heddle<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that I&#8217;ve woven the brown runner, I&#8217;m wondering whether I should leave the original (tan) runner untreated. As it is, the tan runner shows what the cotton looked like before treatment. If I were to soak the tan runner in ammonia, it should come out a sage green colour with dark brown stripes &#8211; just the opposite of the brown runner. Please help me decide by completing the poll below.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"polls-2\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_2\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/blog\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_2_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"8157d0b1ff\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"2\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Should I treat the light cotton runner with ammonia?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-2-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-6\" name=\"poll_2\" value=\"6\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-6\">YES - turn it GREEN<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-7\" name=\"poll_2\" value=\"7\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-7\">NO - tan is nice<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(2);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(2); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-2-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spinweaveknit.net\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for your input!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember the green cotton that I spun and wove into a short runner?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Now that I've woven a brown table runner with my green cotton, should I leave the first one tan? 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