Posted in Weaving on April 30th, 2007 3 Comments »
Recently I posted on how I wanted to make a “Fun with color” project. I have finished my sample and it looks good.
It does not look great but thats what samples are for. Here is my current sample.
I found out that it needed floating selvedges. And my idea of switching the color in the […]
Posted in Weaving on April 9th, 2007 3 Comments »
I have started my next project. It took me a while to pick what I wanted to make and I decided to try a Shadow Weave and I am going to make this.
I am going to have 2 side by side. This pattern is in the Handwoven issue 124 “Color and Weave” page 35
I have […]
Posted in Weaving on March 17th, 2007 3 Comments »
I have finished my satin scarf. Actually I finished it about 2 weeks ago it just took me a week to get pictures of it and then it took me another week for me to get off my lazy butt and post (Even though I am sitting on my lazy butt to write this).
Anyway there […]
Posted in Weaving on March 4th, 2007 No Comments »
I have been working on a satin scarf for a while and I thought I would post about it.
I learned a few things from my sample and the scarf
Use Floating Selvages
Look at the other side when weaving (You cant see mistakes on your side)
Ripping back is not that bad
If you miss a mistake 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 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. […]
Posted in Weaving on January 27th, 2007 1 Comment »
I have been working with my new loom and I have finished my first scarf. It looks great. Really great. This is my first loom that has more than 2 shafts. So I decided to make one of the hardest looking things I could find a lace scarf and it was FUN and I am […]
Posted in Personal, Weaving on January 12th, 2007 No Comments »
I don’t know if anyone noticed but I have a new header image. Scamper took a picture of my weaving and made it look nice and made it fit so Thank You very very much.
I hope you all like my new header image. It is an image of my weaving
Posted in Weaving on January 6th, 2007 3 Comments »
I am working on a new scarf. This is my first scarf on my new loom
I am using a lace pattern from Handwoven.
I warped on a lace pattern and am just starting it you can see my progress below. The warping went much faster this time then my first YEA!!! I am getting better at […]