Sometimes things do not go as you hope or expect. I thought this color-and-weave effect would be more distinct. Yes, I chose low-contrast colors. I wanted the pattern to be subtle. But this may be too subtle. I have to use my imagination to see anything other than a faint checked pattern. It’s not a complaint. It’s just not how I thought it was supposed to be.
![Linen on the loom.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/A-1024x768.jpg)
I am taking pictures from all different angles, thinking the camera lens might show more than I can see with my eye.
![Warp and weft stripes in linen.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/B-1024x768.jpg)
![Weaving 8/2 linen upholstery fabric.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/C-1024x768.jpg)
![Linen upholstery fabric on the loom.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/D-1024x766.jpg)
And, to my great surprise, there it is! The pattern I am hoping for shows up when I snap a photo of the underside. What happened? It’s all in the lighting. In this case, I need shadows to reveal the pattern in the weave.
![Color-and-weave effects in linen upholstery fabric.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/E-1024x768.jpg)
![Color-and-weave patterns in linen.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/F-1024x768.jpg)
![Shadow reveals the pattern in this linen color and weave.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/G-1024x768.jpg)
Endure. When you walk through shadows of life, the patterns that are woven in you become evident. If you depend on the Lord’s might to walk through and endure day-by-day challenges, that same power will be with you when you walk into a major shadow and need endurance the most. In fact, it is in that shadow that the image of Christ is most clearly seen in you.
With you,
Karen