This is a pillow shows just how balanced a handwoven fabric can be made.
This pillow’s fabric emphasizes a particular aspect of the weave structure, its balance. To form perfect squares in the plaid with the same number to threads in both directions requires a balanced weave. I made fabric for three pillows (gifts for my brothers and sister,) and all of them came out the same, which is a good thing! I found this yarn to be very easy to work with, especially in finding the beat necessary for weaving this cloth.
The warp and the weft are both unmercerized cotton purchased from Webs. The color treadling for this pillow is tromp as writ (in other words, the color pattern for the weft is the same as it is for the warp.)
Below is a close up view of the weave structure. It is a simple plain weave. The pattern requires 2 harnesses, and the sett is 18 e.p.i.
