That’s just my Kamal Kadai work! I did wonder a few weeks ago what would happen if I used a very tight tension on the needle weaving bit of the Kamal Kadai work and since I had a partly worked piece from the workshop, I decided to find out. This is what it looks like when you ensure the weaving isn’t pulled tight:
And this is how it turns out when you pull each row up tightly:
French knot middle in rayon thread. It’s the perfect colour, but behaved appallingly. I really hate rayon thread!
I’ve also started a piece incorporating found objects – plastic rings of varying materials and ages – and fragments of fabric on a hand dyed indigo background.
Exploring different ways of attaching the rings.
It’s exercising my ingenuity and very gently pushing at the edges of my colour comfort zone. I still couldn’t bring myself to use a riot of every colour in the scrap bag but it isn’t just blues and aquas!
Under A Topaz Sky 
Oh, now that’s interesting. The different tensions produce very different results, don’t they!
Rayon can be tamed by damping it very slightly, although that does sometimes knock back the shine. It’s worth trying both so you can choose which result you like in different situations.
Thanks – that’s a good tip and I’ll try it in future if I ever end up using the damn stuff again!!
Really cool projects – I like the designs and seeing the impact of the different tensions too. Loving the fabrics you’re sewing on too and the adventurous backgrounds. The weaving looks quite time consuming but needleweaving is so great. I love loom weaving but the prep work for needleweaving is so much less painful then getting tangled in a loom warp.
Like you, I HATE using rayon threads – but rather like the end results.I dont find dampening the threads all that useful as they dry out so rapidly.
The tension variation with the Kamal Kadai is interesting and obviously worth playing with.
I love your idea with attaching the various rings in various ways.I look forward to seeing the completed work. It looks to me as though we both have oversupplied stashes!