Weaverly

Leftovers

I came to the end of my stash of Black Welsh Mountain handspun and had to conclude the Dalldräll project I first wrote about in this post. There was still plenty of warp left, so I dug into my basket of scraps and found enough leftovers to weave another small project. I came up with a new treadling for this one, too. This piece will be enough for a cushion cover, perhaps, or maybe part of a vest. We'll see.

The tabby weft here is a very fine black wool/tencel blend. 

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In the Department of Books: Just finished reading The Guest by Emma Cline. 

An Attraction to Sparkly Things

On a whim I bought this merino/Stellina blend to spin. It is very sparkly and I find it hard to photograph so that you can see the sparkles. I've just finished spinning up this batch, washed it and hung it up to dry.

It's plied, and about light DK weight.

Very squishy, too.

I've got a third (fourth?) lampas warp tied onto the original one. This version is a combination of brown cotton and Tencel in the ground warp, pink silk in the pattern warp, burgundy bamboo in the ground weft, and my sparkly blue yarn as pattern weft.

The blue takes on different shades according to the lighting.

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Eight shafts, three pattern blocks.

 

The View From Here

Did you ever get so stuck that it's just better to start over?

That's what happened to my beloved Monstera. She was my companion for four years, but it was just time to move on.

I need a weaving break. Today is spinning day. This will eventually be plied.

It's wool and Stellina from Paradise Fibers. Quite a bit of glitter. 

And in the kitchen, a loaf of multigrain bread, just out of the oven. Wheat, rye, oats, millet, & a variety of seeds. Olive oil. Sugar. It's totally vegan. Just sayin'.

Also on the kitchen counter, I'm saving these for the nice person who gave me the flowers. He wants the seeds for next year. 

And in the Department of Books:

Just finished reading I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai.