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Great aunt Rita, now in her late 80's wanted me to weave her a little something. Affraid she would keep handwoven tea-towels hidden preciously in a drawer somewhere, I decided to make her a little mat or coaster she could display and look at more often.
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I drew a little design with her name on it and explored a technique similar to Finnväv. I did not know at the time if it had a name but here's how the results will compare with Finnväv:
I wanted to achieve clearer pattern borders than what I obtained on my last project.
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One drawback though is that it requires twice as many picks than Finnväv. Each pattern block must be picked up twice.
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The finished project
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Now upside-down.
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Some more comparisons, here in Finnväv:
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And in ... (haven't found it a name):
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One of my helpers ;-)