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
Tag: Rigid heddle loom weaving
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 2
I managed to squeeze in another block of time working on the loom today before work, a little at lunch waiting for the soup to heat, and then again tonight. It’s coming in well, I think. I’ve just moved on to the light blue and the next dark shade on the other side. As I… Continue reading Clasped Weft: Day 2
From swatch to Fresh warping
Whilst this past weekend has been moderately busy, I still managed some alone time in the morning to knit up my gauge swatch. I knew as I knitted each row that this was probably not quite right. So after a steam block, and then a soak, I concluded that the gauge was not right. Wrong… Continue reading From swatch to Fresh warping
Friday (+1 day) Roundup #21
Well, the relatives arrived hence me not posting yesterday evening. What with working, getting the house ready and then being host, I was too shattered, not to exclude, a little inebriated, that I didn’t think typing a post was the best thing to do. I never managed to finish the second pair of dishtowels before… Continue reading Friday (+1 day) Roundup #21
