I have been really just experimenting with all of the weft techniques I saw on the glossary- trying vertical lines, diagonal lines, the Swedish knot, rya knots, leno, and interlocking normal weave. What ties the whole thing together right now is just the colors I have been using. I like the Swedish knot because it makes the yarn pop out more, and introduce more texture and dimension. I also thought it was fun to do the leno weave.
I did spend a lot of time just figuring out what to do next to keep a good composition, so I have spent around 6-7 hours on this so far. There have been times when I make slits and they get too big, so I have to bring it back together with a base of normal weave next, or when I did the leno and I had to try to make the spacing of the warp even again.