Weaverly

Is It Pear? Is It Lime?

Whatever it is, it is a luscious shade of green. I've used Gist's new Duet yarn (a custom linen-cotton blend) for the ground warp & weft of this new rigid heddle sampler, in the pear color. The tiedown warp is a lime green 20/2 cotton. The ground is 12 epi, and the tiedown warp 6 epi. I'm using various shades of blues for the inlay

Here's a closeup of the inlay. This particular accent yarn is cotton bouclé from Brassard, which I bought at LoftyFiber. Love having a local weaving shop!

I'm trying to keep the back neat, instead of leaving the ends dangling this time, so the beginning and ending tails are being tucked in the face of the cloth. Here's a shot underneath the loom. Click on the image to get a better idea of what's going on.

See? No inlay visible on the back.

Finished Sampler - Tejido Huave

It's done, and here's some outdoor love. The sampler was woven on a loom with one rigid heddle and a pickup stick. Instructional credit and most of the designs from Erica de Ruiter's excellent book Tejido Huave and Beyond, which I believe is currently out of print. Warp is Brassard's 4/8 cotton used double in a 12-dent heddle. Ground weft is same, used single. Brocade weft is black knitting yarn, approx. DK size.

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Now it's time to decide which loom (if any) I can take with me into temporary quarters until the new place is ready. I'm thinking a cricket, a drop spindle, & a wee bit of yarn & fiber. And of course a few books. And...

One for the Cat People

Here's one for the cat people, although I am not one myself.

But I do have a very fine grand-cat, who visits me once in a while. Here is Molli in my studio during her last visit.

And here she is later in the day, asking nicely for forgiveness.

She has very fine eyes, and they make for compelling subject matter. Or they did during the years I had my TC-1.

Some Sort of Insect

Is it a butterfly? A dragonfly? A moth? 

Whatever it is, the wings seem to be very casually attached. I predict it won't fly far from home.

 

Goose, Goose, Snail

Just humor me, OK? These guys made me think of the children's game, "Duck, Duck, Goose," so I'm thinking, why not Goose, Goose, Snail? 

I feel lucky these days that I can get even this much weaving done.

 

Going Round the Bend

A snowflake! What more can I say?

Pick by Pick

Like watching paint dry, but relaxing in its own way.

I can do this for a couple of hours in the morning, but after that I lose focus and start making mistakes. 

Unweaving is for the birds, and greatly to be avoided.

Warped Again

Rewarped this little fellow with a 9" warp of 8/4 cotton doubled, at 12 epi (total 24).

Time for some more Tejido Huave samples, from Erica de Ruiter's wonderful Tejido Huave and Beyond. 

This morning's walk pushed me over the 2 mile boundary, at last. Hear me roar.

Handspun Brocade

This warp is almost at an end, but I did manage to eke out another small brocade sample, this time with handspun wool as brocade weft. I really like the 8/4 Brassard cotton as ground warp and weft at this sett, 12 epi, and the 16/2 cotton as tiedown warp, 6 epi. I try as best as I can to weave the ground to square.

And for those of you who are entertained by such whimsies, here is this morning's walk. Very few right angles here. I try to take advantage of all the culs de sac I encounter. They often yield some surprises, such as a stand of interesting weeds or a friendly talking cat.

 

Horizontals and Verticals

I completed this brocade sample while listening to the Mueller hearings. It took me back to the early days in this house when I was weaving a poncho while listening to the Watergate hearings. 

While I mull over the day's events, I'll just say that I was thinking about horizontals and verticals, things on square and off square, and boundaries.

Here are some more rectangles, this time on the walls of my new studio.

The following picture credit goes to Bruce. We check out the new construction every few days.