Weaverly

Oh Hold

When you don't have the loom you love, you love the loom you have.

Fifth brocade sample. I think I've finally got the combination of yarn & sett that works for me. And I've decided I enjoy a single rigid heddle aided by string heddles and pickup stick, much better than two rigid heddles, for this technique, at least. Click to enlarge.

 

A Few Messages From the Universe

It seems there are some messages for me out there. Now to decode them. The first was in the parking lot when I went for groceries.

Then, on my walk, I saw this tidy pile of sod in front of my neighbor's house. It looks a little like a dessert recipe in my file. Then again, maybe the beginning of a fiber project, with bolts of fabric assembled. What exactly is the message here? Requires further study.

Later on my walk. A proto-newspaper. Trying to read the fine print.

Meanwhile, downstairs, a sample of two-heddle weaving, with a ground and tiedowns. Stay tuned.

And finally, a sneak peek at my new studio. 

All in all, I would say that the news is good.

 

Washed & Mended & Washed Again

A sad tale with a happy ending. I washed the shawl, hung it out to dry on a breezy day, and look at what I found--a weaving error! Right smack in the middle. 

But we don't give up around here. I pulled out the offending row, bit by bit, and darned in a new weft. The trouble is, the shawl is washed and the replacement weft is still in its raw state and sticks out a mile. Nothing for it but to wash it again. 

All done. I really love it, and will keep this one to use myself. The face (the side uppermost while I was weaving) is shown on the left, and the reverse is one the right. Both are equally interesting.

Details: warp is a handprinted singles sock yarn I bought a few years ago at a famers' market in Nova Scotia, combined end-and-end with a silk noil knitting yarn from my stash. Weft is my lavender handspun plied wool/bamboo. Woven on a rigid heddle loom. Click to enlarge.