A new year has started. One of my many resolutions is to get back to the floor loom. After nearly a year of not being able to treadle comfortably I have great hopes that physical therapy will make treadling easier. Best wishes for a weaverly year to all.  Weave on.

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Fri, 01/05/2018 - 01:51

Joanne Hall

I am sure you are eager to get back to comfortably treadling.  Maybe you could bring a small floor loom into therapy for one of the sessions.  Let us know how it goes.

Joanne 

Tue, 01/09/2018 - 00:04

sally orgren

I ran out of the camo-colored, variegated chenille, and had at least a yard of warp left. So I went to JoAnn's (with my coupon) and purchased three skeins of their bulky variegated chenille (220 yards per skein) and wove a second rug this weekend.

The loom is cleared and I can finish planning my next project. Two new rugs, and we are only eight days into the New Year. Woo Hoo!

 

 

Sun, 01/14/2018 - 22:35

sally orgren

Is anyone out there weaving? (Or is everyone huddled under the heated blanket on the couch?)

Thu, 01/18/2018 - 15:19

endorph

knitting, which I can do huddled under my fleece throw!

Thu, 01/18/2018 - 19:56

sally orgren

Now I can move from room to room and bring my heat with me, I don't have to remain couch-bound!

Sat, 01/20/2018 - 11:55

Erica J

You all probably know by now that my biggest passion in weaving is medieval textiles. There are many sumptuous medieval textiles, but there are equally many beautiful, but less flashy textiles.

About 15 years ago I embarked upon a project to weave 6 meters of diamond twill, black warp, black weft. I had done all my calculations and placed my order with a localish shop. The shop owner called me to verify the order. When I explained the project, she said "How boring!" I was such a new weaver this comment took much of the joy out of that weaving. I have spent a lot of time over the years trying to prove myself to the "more artistic" weavers.

Although I love weaving modern textiles of my own design, I also really love weaving simple solid colour twills. These medieval textiles focus on the joy of the structure, the texture it gives. I am currently weaving a blue herringbone twill fabric for a Viking apron dress. I am in love with this fabric! It is a sea of twill and sings to me. I've woven about a meter in the last week and I have enjoyed every minute of it! I can see how some would get bored. I love the rhythm of weaving, this is what allows me to love weaving this fabric that others would see as monotonous. :)

Happy weaving everyone!

Sat, 01/20/2018 - 22:03

sally orgren

As an almost new weaver (having read the Chandler book two times, cover-to-cover, and contemplating my very first warp solo), I mustered up my courage to go to the local weaving store and buy carpet warp for my first placemat project.

I, too, was a bit deflated when the store owner did her best to try and talk me out of my intended purchase. But 20+ years later, I am still weaving. (Sometimes, even with carpet warp!)

Mon, 01/22/2018 - 15:42

sally orgren

If you have seen someone post some great work here at Weavolution, encourage them to enter so we may see their work in person this summer.


January 29 - Small Expressions


February 5 - The Playa Mixed Media


February 12 - Truckee River Yardage


February 19 - Great Basin Basketry


February 26 - City Lights Festive Nights Fashion Show & Exhibit



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Wed, 01/24/2018 - 18:24

sally orgren

No chaining, no combing, no kids, no pets! But I *do* use water weights (20 oz per bottle) on the bouts once I start beaming B2F. Looks like a mess of 8 yards of 16/2 cotton planned for 30 epi, but it actually beams on quickly and smoothly with this method.

 

Wed, 01/24/2018 - 18:25

Sue in VT

I tend to agree with Erica. I’m weaving same color twill right now and adore the shine of the tencel and how I must work a bit to discover the pattern, and how different parts of the pattern play with light differently!  No monotony there!  

Right now I’m living a dream....I answered a local elementary schools ad for a weaving teacher (yes!) and I’m teaching three mornings a week to children. I’m calling it the fiber arts club because we’re weaving (cardboard looms), finger knitting, learning to slip knot, cast on, knit, and a whole world of other processes they don’t know, like how to tie a knot!  We’ll warp embroidery hoops, paper plates, CD’s, and a hula hoop!  Love this stuff and never realized how much I’d miss kids when I retired!

Stay warm everyone!

Thu, 01/25/2018 - 13:19

Sue in VT

Sally, I think im ready to try this method once my tencel scarves are off the loom.  I don’t think it will matter that I usually warp front to back. Thanks for this visual explanation!

Thu, 01/25/2018 - 15:09

sally orgren

Sue, you are correct. Once everything is sleyed and threaded, you can hang the weights off the front and then beam the warp.

The only difference I noticed between the two methods is that when I thread B2F, the warps are easier to manipulate because I can put tension on them. I can pull against the warp beam.

With F2B, I secured the warps to the front beam before sleying and threading, but they felt "soft" to me. I couldn't pull as confidently as I do with my B2F threading. I probably need a better method to affix each bout to the front beam while executing this process.

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