I don't know if others are like me and change ideas on the pattern as they go along weaving. Nothing is ever set until I'm at least 1/4 way through because I just might pull it all out, part of it, or add to it. I guess it's my artistic bent that comes through as I'm weaving that tells me it will look better if I just alter it a bit. I'm usually right, too.
Right now I'm making a Xmas table runner on a piece of burgundy monk's cloth. My plan was to start the pattern with a metallic green and then add in a metallic white but it didn't look quite right so I took the white out. I did some shopping looking for a different shade of green that would look nice as a contrast but couldn't find what I had in mind. I did find a metallic black that I took a chance on and it's perfect...in my eyes, anyway. Where the original idea was for the runner to look Xmasy, it now looks quite elegant as it's being worked up.
Part of my fun in Swedish weaving has always been in altering an existing pattern and making it unique. I've said that I don't have the talent to create my own designs from scratch although I have done a few I'm happy with. I'm content with more or less following the beautiful patterns that the true artists have created and maybe nudging them a bit.
I'm not sure I'll have this latest runner finished before I leave for my family reunion on Thursday but I do plan to take some work with me just in case I have a quiet moment or two to do some weaving. It's my pastime and my peaceful time.
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