|
Chapter 5Find 3 yarns that look good together. Cut about a 2-foot length of each. Tie them together at one end, leaving about a 1-inch fringe. Lay the knot on the edge of a table, put a heavy book on it, and braid the yarns until you have about 1-1/2 inches left. Then make a knot at the end of the braid. Now cut 3 lengths of each yarn, combining 1 of each yarn into each braiding strand, and make a braid. Now cut 3 more lengths of each yarn, but keep all 3 of one color together to form a braiding strand, and make a braid. Look at your braids. How are they similar? How are they different? Do you prefer 3 lengths or 9? Do you prefer combining the colors or keeping them separate? Do this experiment again, but twist the yarns instead of braiding them. How do the twists look? What the the similarities and differences, both among the twists and between the twists and the braids? Which do you prefer? This is an experiment you can perform again and again, using all sorts of yarns in all sorts of combinations. Try 3 of 1 yarn and 6 of another, or 2 and 1 or 7 and 2 or 2 and 3. Just keep trying. Next Page Return to Table of Contents
|