Tartan Project

I guess its time to explain this project. Our guild got an email from a Scottish group looking for a weaver. They designed a Tartan for their Sheriff's department and needed a sample woven so that it could be sent to The Tartan Society in Edinburgh Scotland for approval. They also wanted a presentation piece woven that could be framed to be be given to the sheriff. There are no plans to weave a full tartan. Although I am not being compensated monetarily for the work I decided to take this on for the experience and the fact that I have always wanted to weave the Robertson Tartan. This will get me moving in that direction.

After several emails back and forth I was sent yarn and now am busy warping the loom.

The yarn I am using is Pendleton Wool singles. It wove up very nice in a sample I made so I think it will work well for the project. Here are all the cones.

Here is the warp being wound.

The Tartan is black, taupe, red and white. All the colors in a tartan have a specific symbolism.
In this instance, black is the color of their uniform,the taupe is the color of weathered asphalt, red is for those officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty, and white signifies honor and integrity.

Here is a pic of the great couple I am weaving for. Tim and Eileen Cayler

I should be able to start weaving this weekend, I just need to sit down and finish threading the loom.

Knitting

Its the SciFi channels debut of the new season tonight and being an Atlantis and SG-1 addict I will be watching TV tonight. Hopefully I will get some more done on the scarf. I am ready for that project to be finished.