loose ends
the loom is bare again
at least this time I know what to weave next
four Monk’s Belt cushion covers
handspun wool on a cottolin warp
they need stitching and cushion forms
the reverse side is a surprise
just managed to squeeze out a cotton tea towel
on the end of the warp
using up the odd bits of yarn on a dozen bobbins
there will be a tea towel exchange at Treadle Lightly
the 2017 ANWG Conference in Victoria
in keeping with the theme of the conference it is suggested
weavers use up odd yarns
my students are finished, they were happy and enthusiastic – I will miss them
after finishing her scarf Kate had fun playing with colours and treadlings
the time came to cut it off
Joan wasn’t quite finished so we collapsed the loom
it is going to Salt spring Island for a short stay
I absolutely do not need to add to my yarn stash
but I can’t stop spinning
red Eri silk – no dyeing needed
it is incredibly beautiful
off to wind a warp!
Your multicolored tea towel looks great. The colors really harmonize nicely. I bought some red eri, but I haven’t spun it yet. I’m waiting for the temperature to drop some (100+ F here right now) The color is so beautiful…can’t wait!
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Kristin -hot here too but still spinning on my Jenkin’s kuchulu, very fine. Only have 30 gms., want to get as much length as possible.
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Finishing and starting, endings and beginnings! It all looks so good . . .
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Kerry – and on and on the obsession goes!
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love the red eri.can’t have another yarn related craft so leaving spinning to you.know you’ll spin a beauty.
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Neki – don’t need more yarn, just couldn’t resist.
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oh, goodness, that silk!!!
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i wonder about how to measure a weaver’s life (re: susan johnson). in warps, wefts, stitches…individual fibers?
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Velma – yes, I think of that all the time. A strong, plain warp or multi colour and fibre; plain weave or complex weave structure; blended fibres or the same for both warp and weft; loom controlled or finger manipulated. So many choices. You could weave shades of one colour, changing patterns for celebrations or “bumps in the road”. And then there are broken warp threads… Choices, choices? It would be an interesting group project, to see how different each piece would be.
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