Monday, November 30, 2009
Tension box modifications
Saturday, November 28, 2009
After
Have some more placemats to do, then can play around with learning new things. Want to try another clasped weft rug, and learn to do a fabric inlay.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Black & white car mats
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
During
Here' s one of the placemats from the fabric a few posts ago. Just finished weaving them and the table runner this morning, and have to cut them off the loom and tie the fringes. Will post an after photo in a few days. It was a challenge in several ways, starting with my tension box falling off the beam repeatedly. I was very tired when doing this, it was late at night, also, but had to see it through.
One of the center sections was badly twisted, and every time the warp was advanced had to pull 5 strands out from under the wrapped warp. At about halfway through the table runner, one finally broke while pulling on it and ended up tying a loop on the end of it to hang a weight.
I am very glad this project is nearly finished, and as always have learned a lot from the process. The next thing to go on the loom will be 2 21" x 25" rugs in black and white for car mats! Will start out by cutting the rest of the twisted section out, rewinding it, and adding on some side sections of warp.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Hat
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Before
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Fruit hats
It's always nice to get flowers
Monday, October 12, 2009
Hat
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Knitted hat
Monday, October 5, 2009
Another placemat
The reason these have been shown on the loom is because I don't finish them here. Its a group effort! A ladies sewing group cuts and sew the rags, recycling polyester pants, then tie the fringes after they are woven. T.P. filler between placemats, and drop off for the women to finish at their church sewing group. The finished products go to a few of the local consignment shops around here, or to individuals who wanted special orders. A nice project, helping quite a few people. Then it will be time to cut and sew rags for an order of blue and white placemats and table runner. Then rugs for a Christmas craft sale.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
finished the hat
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Deadlines and commitments
This will be the first post on here without a picture. While thinking about this blog recently, realized that I am not very verbal here. It started out to be a place to document my finished projects (along the way learned how to upload digital photos, and use a blog). Once in a while there will be a post like this, just for a change of pace. We all need one occasionally. Am experiencing a weaving burn-out,had an order for lots of placemats that were due today.
They are finished, but with all the snags I ran into along the way it seemed like they would never get done. There are more to finish for other people, but not today! Between running out of warp, having trouble with the tension box; some of the yardage is twisted, some threads are stuck under the wraps and when I pull them out, they are much looser than the rest. Thank goodness for rugtalk, where I learned to put weights on the loose selvedges and it works for the middle, too.
Am taking a break tonight, and will start a little hat for my grandson. His mom is taking him to the homecoming football game in a few weeks, and he should have a blue and gray wool hat to keep him warm. Here is a link to the pattern. Of course, when I found the right needles, one fell out of the plastic sleeve they came in so had to search for it. It will be an easy project to work on while watching the season premiere of Private Practice. The baby sweater a few posts ago takes my full concentration, following the chart and counting sts. It is at the part to decrease for the back at the neck edges, and one front is done. That leaves one more front to do the decreases, then the sleeves and collar. Hope he doesn't grow out of it before it's finished.
They are finished, but with all the snags I ran into along the way it seemed like they would never get done. There are more to finish for other people, but not today! Between running out of warp, having trouble with the tension box; some of the yardage is twisted, some threads are stuck under the wraps and when I pull them out, they are much looser than the rest. Thank goodness for rugtalk, where I learned to put weights on the loose selvedges and it works for the middle, too.
Am taking a break tonight, and will start a little hat for my grandson. His mom is taking him to the homecoming football game in a few weeks, and he should have a blue and gray wool hat to keep him warm. Here is a link to the pattern. Of course, when I found the right needles, one fell out of the plastic sleeve they came in so had to search for it. It will be an easy project to work on while watching the season premiere of Private Practice. The baby sweater a few posts ago takes my full concentration, following the chart and counting sts. It is at the part to decrease for the back at the neck edges, and one front is done. That leaves one more front to do the decreases, then the sleeves and collar. Hope he doesn't grow out of it before it's finished.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Warped, and a helper
Windy weather
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Weaving frustration
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Garage sale find
Baby sweater, revisited
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Fair entries, 2009
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