And yet another Trio System warp. I know it's been a while. Thanks for hanging in there with me.
Yes, this is a system for working with blocks. I see them everyplace these days.
Happy Spring, y'all. I know this is an indoor picture of my Christmas Cactus this morning, but for Pete's sake it's cold out there!
It appears that Typepad has been down lately. Apologies. I try to resolve these issues without taking up too much weaving time, but finding a balance is challenging! The weaving goes on.
In recent weeks I've been completing a UFO and that feels good. The more of those UFO's you can stomp out the better. This one is a vest made of scraps of my handwoven fabric, and it's almost done. I have to choose a button, think hard about a buttonhole, and sew in a label. I like to stitch my labels on an old Bernina with a primitive script and just put a name and date.
In addition to arranging the scraps on a linen background, the work involves a lining and some quilting-type stitches to make sure nothing shifts around after the lining is installed. Very fiddly, but it helps to have good music and occasionally an episode of Texriles and Tea.
The time passes very quickly with textiles in the hand. Don't you agree?
Department of Books:
I have finished reading People of the Book and Memorial Days, both by Geraldine Brooks; Theory and Practice by Michelle De Kretser; Stone Yard Devotional and The Weekend by Charlotte Wood; and Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar.
I have stopped putting links on the books I've read. It seems to confuse Typepad. You can find these yourself if interested. I will never post the name of a book I absolutely hated, but please note the I don't necessarily recommend all of these equally. I do find something I like in each of them, however. And when a book is an absolute 10, I will be sure to tell you. I do come across a 10 maybe once a year. Big smiley face here.
Happy reading and happy weaving, my friends. Be well.
A surprise sunrise a few days ago. That glorious peach color lasted only a few minutes, but it was worth the price of admission.
That same day there was an equally wonderful sunset. I was a bit late snapping the shutter on this one, but trust me, it was beautiful. In the foreground is my new Norwegian cradle loom, and the horn rigid heddle is from Wizard's Cave.
Here's an experiment with networked satin on 16 shafts created entirely in TempoWeave. The satin has a counter of 5, and the width of the liftplan template is 4. Max float is 7, which is what you'd expect with a satin on 8 shafts. The extreme spikiness of the design is a result of the relatively large size of the initial (8x8).
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Department of Books:
Finished reading The Priory by Dorothy Whipple and Lesser Ruins by Mark Haber.