It has only taken 6 months, but finally my last lot of tea towels are finished. These were started around Christmas time, just after relatives all returned home. I actually cut them from the loom in maybe very early January. And then they have languished in an office, chucked on some boxes, with the intention… Continue reading Time for Tea(towels)
Tag: Rigid heddle loom 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 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
Hook This, Weave That 