Cold, spotty rain, grey day, perfect for a cuppa and reading. I found a new “Cheese Shop” mystery series by Avery Aames and I’m reading the first book: The Long Quiche Good-bye. Although I was quite prepared to snuggle up and read all day, this kept “talking” to me:
This is too much! I swore I wasn’t going to take up weaving because I really do not need one more creative endeavor. Then, one of the women in spinning class brought in her Emilia and let me try her out. Instant crush! It was meant to be when I checked my emails and there was an offer from Paradise Fibers – spend $300 get a $100 credit. Now Emilia sits in my living room calling to me: warp me, weft me, let me make something beautiful for you.
So, instead of curling up reading I’ve been alternating: 1. plying together two 1200-yard skeins of fingerling yarn (that’s .681 miles), which I’ll never use for knitting but I’ll use for the warp and 2. winding the weft yarn onto the shuttle.
Joined Weavolution and watched YouTube videos on how to load the shuttle with yarn and how to warp a rigid heddle. Don’t you just love the information on YouTube? Ah, what a day. A jillion new weaving terms: sett, sleying, beaming, shed, bubbling, draw-in, etc. Yikes!
We are actually expecting a huge rain storm the next couple of days. So Emilia and I might become better acquainted.
Can anybody recommend some great weaving sites?
ooooh I want to see where this love story goes!!
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Welcome to weaving ☺️
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😎 thanks
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Welcome to the dark side! I’m warping up again today. Some more hand dyed sock yarn, then some handspun, and after that a purple warp I dyed the other day. Have you found the rigid heddle loom group on Ravelry? Warped weavers? Saori weaving? Hemstitching – so much easier on the loom, and you don’t have to make knots on the ends of your fabric: http://peggyosterkamp.com/2014/01/peggys-weaving-tips-tips-hemstitching/
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Q – Wow!! Thank you. I’ll check both out. Hope you post your purple project. Total love that color.
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Oh what fun! I’m looking forward to watching your progress. And now I’m off to check out the book series. I love cozy mysteries. 🙂
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Q – Thanks. 😎 I know you love them, watch your blog for new books. LOL!
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LoL … wow, that’s a big loom! I’m still experimenting on my 15-inch!
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Q – It’s only 19 inches. 😎 So not much larger than your 15. Want to try placemats since we use them with our meals.
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Great idea! I hadn’t even thought about that. My mind’s fixed on a scarf, then a lapghan!
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ooh I am so excited to watch you progress on this!!!! Beautiful yarn, beautiful colors!
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Q – thank you!
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This is great–I just signed up for a weaving workshop so I can learn to use the floor loom I bought at a garage sale! I’ll learn from you, too . . . 😉
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Q – Lucky you! Geeze, our garage sales are never as great. Too many people grabbing up the goods. LOL! I found so many great YouTube videos. The most fun was doing the crazy 8 to load the shuttle. I am anxious to learn about your workshop and any tips!
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I’ll keep you posted through my blog!
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