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<\/a><\/div>\nThe owners are always looking for simple rigid heddle projects and these fit the bill nicely. \u00a0Big, chunky cotton (machine wash and dry!) and a little bit of finger manipulation to make it interesting. \u00a0The pattern is an adaptation from The Weaver’s Idea Book<\/i> to use yarns we carry, so the write-up is just enough to describe the yarn substitution changes. \u00a0I liked these, actually, and they were my first chance to make use of the table loom. \u00a0Total overkill for plain weave, you might say, but I liked the fact that I could just flip levers and not worry. \u00a0And no mental stress when learning the quirks of the Jane. \u00a0These go to the shop today.<\/p>\n
Second was the end of the Long Towel Warp.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nIt’s my own adaptation of the Keep It Simple towels and there are 13 of them there. \u00a0Plus some other treadlings because I was losing my mind after a while. \u00a0Also, a bit at the end to keep as a sample for color possibilities in the future. \u00a0I’ll be cutting apart and hemming these babies this weekend (one or two are already sold to my neighbors) and the rest go into the bin for Art Fair. \u00a0I’m more than half way to my total, so two more long warps and I’m done. \u00a0I think I’ll make it.<\/p>\n
Separately, I’ve been knitting like crazy on a Knit, Swirl! sweater. \u00a0It’s big, white, and there’s lots of mohair. \u00a0The knitting will get done tonight, then I can wash and block over the weekend while the weather is good. \u00a0It’ll also serve as a foil for getting the sample warp on and off the loom for the vest, washing Edith (finally! \u00a0It’s only been a year.) and generally trying to ignore the fact that I’ll have a lot of time to myself next week.<\/p>\n
And who thought that Plaited Twill would get my brain pinging so hard on Blocks? \u00a0It’s just crazy making, I know. \u00a0I think I need a separate brain for percolating and one for actually weaving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Yeah, it’s been a little while since I’ve posted, but it’s not for lack of productivity. \u00a0Since finishing the sample for Jacey, I’ve been clearing the decks (both physically and mentally) in prep for the Handwoven work. \u00a0None of it … Continue reading