Category: Weaving
Cat tax
Is there anyone in/near Raleigh, NC with a baby mac I could come visit? I am seriously considering pulling the trigger on ordering one, but would really like to sit at one and make sure the ergonomics will work for me. photo of a recent project from my big mac that has been adopted by
Stunt Spinning
Finished four-ply cabled yarn from Alice’s Reflection Farm‘s fleece that I was spinning yesterday. This fleece spins so unbelievably fine, and is still bouncy even in a tightly-plyed worsted-spun yarn. Alice still has a lot of fleeces on hand in a variety of colors and they absolutely should find spinners to adore them.
Runny Yarn
Grrr. Valley Yarns “Charlemont” in the color “Mulberry” ran so badly in the wash that it completely muted out the contrast threads in my latest shawl. *pissed*
Macomber Love Revisited
Loving my Mac so much. It just works. Compared to my AVL everything is so cleanly designed and easy to use. The AVL is for going fast and making a ton of yardage. The Mac is for the sheer pleasure of weaving.
Shredding warp
This warp is sadly unweavable. I thought the Poem Sock was spun tightly enough to stand up to the abrasion of the reed, but no dice. I think I am going to try cutting out the offensive warp, threading a replacement onto the second warp beam of this loom in its place, and tensioning the
Strickler 728
I’m setting up to weave a couple shawls in Strickler’s 728, and just realized the threading doesn’t allow for tabby/plainweave to make a ground for hemstitching the ends. How do folks handle this? Draft included for reference.
Valet Service
I discovered I can use my AVL as a warping valet for my Macomber. Hah!
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