Following on in the same vein as my previous post, Things I love about Crochet, here are a few of the reasons I love weaving. FYI, RHL means Rigid Heddle Loom. Speed: you can easily complete a simple project is a day and has you gain in experience, larger projects will grow very quickly. It… Continue reading Things I love about weaving on a RHL
Category: Weaving
Clasped Weft: Last Day
Finally here and off the loom. I managed to get the remainder of the weaving completed this morning whilst I watched Pirates of the Caribbean, the last one. Hemmed, cut from loom and washed too. It’s currently drying before I finish of the ends and trim the tails. Here it is, laid out on the… Continue reading Clasped Weft: Last Day
Clasped Weft: Day 5 and 6
Yesterday, I managed to get quite a bit done on the scarf on the loom. Day 5 was not so great, although I got about an hour after work on it. Despite needing to do a load of things in town, I think I spent about 2, maybe 3 hours. That probably equals what I… Continue reading Clasped Weft: Day 5 and 6
Clasped Weft: Day 4
So, not a huge amount of progress today. Left the house at 6.10am and got back 7.30pm, straight to having some dinner then catch up with the other half. Again, I snatched 10 minutes before bed time. As a result, I only moved on about 2 inches, maybe 3. I think I fired a couple… Continue reading Clasped Weft: Day 4
Clasped Weft: Day 3
Here we are at Day 3. I am about 20 inches or so into this piece and now in the 3rd colour change. As I move through this pairing, I’ll come to the point where I need to switch them over; right to left, left to right. However, because I have staggered the change of… Continue reading Clasped Weft: Day 3
Hook This, Weave That 