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TASK 2 : Formation of stripe design and colour combination

1 Choose any 3 colours of yarn you want to use.(Red, • Use separate rows if needed
Blue, Yellow) • Check yarn tension is equal for all cones

2 Decide how many threads (ends) of each colour you 5 Start wrapping yarns on the drum following the same
want.
colour sequence
Example Pattern
1 Wind 10 ends of red
• 10 ends red 2 Change to 5 ends of blue

• 5 ends blue
3 Wind 10 ends of yellow
• 10 ends yellow
4 Again 5 ends of blue
• 5 ends blue 5 Then 10 ends of red
• 10 ends red
Repeat this pattern if you need more total ends
Total ends in one repeat = 40 ends
6 Mark the stripe sections use small coloured thread
3 Now draw the stripe design on graph paper to mark the start/end of each colour section on the
drum.
• Make 40 small boxes in a line
7 Once all ends are wound, tie the threads properly
• Colour them in the order of your stripe design
4 Set the creel 8 Cut from the creel side if needed. Keep the stripe
order safe.
• Place cones in the creel as per your colour
sequence

Trainee activity sheet (Fill this) Task Fill your answer

Colours used

Stripe order (write like R-10, B-5...)

Total ends in one repeat

Total repeats done

Is your stripe matching your plan? Yes / No

What type of stripe? Symmetrical / Asymmetrical

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