Spring colours are starting to explode around us on the "wet" coast and they are an inspiration! All the daffodils, crocuses and now the cherry trees in full bloom. Hummm - yellow, purple and pink might turn into a tea towel in the near future. What's on your loom???
Cheryl Schwarz
Finally wove something!! A table runner using 4 shaft variations from Season 9 Episode 1. Posted the photo in the corresponding thread.
The Canvas Weave baby blanket in nile green and pink is on my loom. Getting ready to thread the reed. It will be for my nephew's first baby.
I recently started a new warp for tea towels in turned twill.
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What beautiful work shown on the series of photos in your second post, and such a lovely cosy looking room to work in! As a matter of interest, do you manage to warp your loom for wider pieces like those single handed, or realistically is the help of an assistant required? When I get to the stage of warping my 90cm David loom at full width, or maybe even for double weaving, I must admit that I find the prospect of putting the warp on the loom single handed rather daunting...although I know Jane did demonstrate this in Season 1, but possibly not with a very wide warp....must go back and check. Any advice or suggestions you have would be much appreciated. Thanks.
I beam my warp on the back beam like Jane demonstrates with heavy books. I love my workspace. Thanks for noticing. The towels are only 24" wide so not so challenging.
OK thanks very much for replying. So far I have always been able to hold the entire warp in one hand and keep it under tension as I wind it onto the back beam, but when I eventually try weaving a full width or double width piece with far more warp threads, I will need to resort to Jane's heavy book method myself and hope for the best!
Hi Katherine. I am a lone weaver and use 2 milk/ juice containers with a little water in them for weight. I attach them to two chains of yarn with s hooks. It gives them a little tension whilst you wind on.
This was taught to me by a wonderful weaver Kay Faulkner ( Brisbane).
marygehling
Katherine Q
Diane E
Kay Faulkner - such a wonderful weaver with a unique style. Sadly missed.
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I used Handweaving dot net to work with pattern sequences for towels. I design the draft and then play with repetitive sequences at the loom.
Each section of design then might become its own towel. Or I may work like Jane teaches with borders and central design repetition
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Just wondering what you have your bobbins standing on?
The Norwood loom is new to me and I bought it with the extras of the bobbin holder that attaches to the front of the loom and swings away. I'll show you a bobbin holder I built for my other looms. I attach it to the castle with velcro strips.
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And here's a handmade bobbin holder just sitting in the tray of the castle. On one of my looms I used velcro to hold in place.
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I love that idea for a bobbin holder and in fact I think I may have enough bits and pieces of wood and dowelling out in my shed to make one myself.....I'll just have to wait for the robins who are nesting there at the moment to vacate it first (although they seem pretty resilient where disturbance is concerned). The idea of using Velcro is great too.....and I have just noticed that very useful looking magnetic strip across the front of the castle for holding the scissors and the bulldog clip....at least I am assuming they are being held there by magnetic force, rather than some handy local magic which allows essential weaving items to float just within reach for when you need them?? Now that really would be useful!!
I bought the magnetic strips at Harbor Freight. Cheap and very useful
Katherine Q
OK thanks. Might try that myself. I think I can get similar strips in my local hardware store.
I am working on the asymmetrical sample. Doing 4x4 repetitive sequencing. I do really love the way the colors blend.
Beautiful
Daniel Raiha
marygehling