Sorry, that play on words just come to given the topic of the post. I wound the Ultra Pima Cotton into a ball to get started on the twill. I really like this yarn. It is soft and would make so lovely items knitted or crochet too. Here is the twill part all completed along… Continue reading T’will be done
Tag: rigid heddle loom
Time for Tea(towels)
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)
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
Friday Roundup #6-19
Well this week was a bit up and down. I completed the weaving at the weekend, but as I came towards the end, I could see I had miscalculated the length and would not be able to do the full repetition of the warp in the weft. And as I had done two pickup patterns,… Continue reading Friday Roundup #6-19
Hook This, Weave That 