Making it Work: One Way or Another

It seems that my recent ventures into tablet weaving have been both challenging and rewarding. Not without its own issue, this project is almost completed.

This is the first time that I've made a piece of trim in three colours but that was not my initial intention. It was supposed to be royal blue and lemon yellow only.

A not so funny thing happened when I was warping up the loom. I had miscalculated how much of the blue that I had left and I ran completely out at 16 cards. That would have resulted in a very narrow trim, about 1/2" wide only.

What was I to do? After a few minutes of head scratching and concentrated thought, I decided to add a third colour to give the piece a double, two coloured border. That brought it up to 20 cards, approximately 3/4" wide.

I'm quite happy with how it's turning out and will 'purposely' add a two coloured border in future projects. It will be a great way to use up some of the bits of leftover crochet cotton I have hanging around here.

This piece, when finished, is destined for my Etsy shop also. And who knows what adventure or discovery the next tablet weaving project will bring!