Posted in Technical on February 28th, 2007 1 Comment »
I recently found a new photo editing tool Picnik.
This tool is exactly what most people what/need for editing their photos. It will let you adjust the exposure and color , crop and resize your photo. The tool has an automatic options as well as a few sliders that give you some control while keeping it […]
Posted in Weaving on February 27th, 2007 1 Comment »
I Finished my satin sample a few days ago I took it off of the loom and finished it.
Here are the pictures.
I just started my real scarf and it looks great. I will have pictures of that on the loom soon.
Posted in Weaving on February 21st, 2007 3 Comments »
I have a bunch of yarn that I bought when I was first starting to learn to weave and now that I know a little bit more when I look at it I think to myself “What was I thinking”.
I have 5 cones of rayon chenille that I don’t know if I will ever use. […]
Posted in Fun on February 19th, 2007 2 Comments »
This past Friday I got to climbing outside with my brother in law Mike. I don’t normally climb outside I mostly do gym climbing at a place called Mission Cliffs and this past weekend I went outside. My brother in law has been climbing for 20 years and he took me climbing in […]
Posted in Spinning on February 12th, 2007 1 Comment »
Yesterday and today I spun half of my Merino and Tencel blend and it was very different.
First I spun a full bobbin which took me HOURS and now my back hurts.
Second I found out a many things when spinning
The fiber is very slippery so it will draft very fast
You need to have your hands far […]
Posted in Weaving on February 2nd, 2007 No Comments »
Since I have finished my last scarf I decided to try a satin next. I warped on Saturday and have been weaving on it since then. This is not a full scarf I am just weaving a sample so I get the hand of it and find out everything before I start my scarf. […]