progressing at a snail’s pace
November broke records for rain – and dark, gloomy days
December’s pages are already started
I need to get on with baking real gingerbread cookies
getting started on the tapestry workshop is taking all my time and attention
this is my little loom – 12″ x 8.5″ – 8 epi
on the left side at the bottom is a screw to adjust tension
the warp is 3.25″ – 2/8 cotton cable cord
the first weft is 12/2 Merino, commercial weaving yarn
even when used tripled it doesn’t work
according to my new tapestry vocabulary when the warp shows through the weft
it is called “lice”
and I definitely don’t want any lice!
then I tried doubling the warp threads which gives 16 epi
that is crazy and would take months to finish one little sample
look at the lovely little tapestry bobbins I found hiding in a drawer
sometimes it pays to be a pack rat!
so back to 8 epi using handspun for weft
of course not every skein of handspun is exactly the same weight
but I think it is manageable, with careful beating I can vanquish the lice
so my tapestries will be a little bit rustic
meanwhile there is another sample warp on the loom
and stitching on the boro piece progresses slowly
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There must be something in the air as you are the 3 Rd weaver I know going into tapestry.
That checkered warp is grand!
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Neki – I’ve done some tapestry long ago, this is a good monthly project for the new year. I’ll only do small ones, something I can hold in my lap in the evenings and I have cupboards full of handspun. It is, after all, still weaving.
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Lots more than one small stitch going on there! You’ve got to do something exciting while the rain beats down on the roof, right?
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Louisa – there definitely are a few hundred small stitches! Life on the wet coast, at least it’s not snow!!
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jean, you are brave to be taking a class during the holidays! speaking of, your blog is definitely snowing. i wish it was snowing here today. sigh.
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Velma – the class is self directed, I had planned to perhaps start it in the new year but when Rebecca offered 25% off for one day I jumped at it. I won’t get really serious until January. It is snowing everywhere in WordPress world, actually there is never ending rain here,
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Lots of variety in your making–no excuse to ever be bored. The first weaving workshop I took was tapestry–it was very free and no-holds-barred, and liberating!
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Kerry – this is very traditional tapestry, Rebecca does remarkable work. I have never taken a workshop where the course is so thoroughly thought out and every aspect of the material taught in a simple way. It is a pleasure.
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