How did this happen? Where did November go? I am going to get some weaving in this month come heck or high water, or holidays and parties and other interuptions. Weave on all!

Tina

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Sun, 12/15/2013 - 00:31

endorph

I can't wait to see her up and running and weaving sea turtles!

Sun, 12/15/2013 - 15:23

tien (not verified)

Thanks! I can't wait either...really looking forward to getting her assembled and working!

Sun, 12/15/2013 - 15:30

pammersw

I finished my daughter's scarf this week and have been working on my son in law's Christmas stocking,  to coordinate with one I made  my daughter 24 years ago. After that is done, it is back to the loom for more scarves and some placemats. 

A giant photo session is planned soon.

Sun, 12/15/2013 - 16:46

ReedGuy

Pammers, Donna Sulivan made a Christmas stocking from the same draft I recently used. It's in her book on Overshot. Great stuff.

Just about finished measuring off my blanket warp, have one last bout to do.

Sun, 12/15/2013 - 17:00

Erica

Well I finished retgreading my heddles, tied on the back, wound the war back onto the warp beam, and then proceeded to enciunter every type of error. I made several errors in sleighing the reed, a few crossed threads eve after resleighing. Oh yeah caught a threading error before I finished threading. Then as I was testing it I thought ai had a huge thewding error, turns out it was a problem I had never encountered before, and I'm not even sure ai can explain. I had two groups of three crossed behind the heddles, surprisingly easy to fix. No too bad for rearranging the stripes on a warp. I actually didn't get upset about any of the set backs,which I know made fixing them much easier!

Sun, 12/15/2013 - 19:22

loomyladi (not verified)

So I have graduated with my M.Ed.  A 5 1/2 year journey from a HS diploma to a Masters - - - whew!  Next on the list?  Hmmmm...... thinking of the HGA program.  Boxes everywhere and the future studio is a long way from usable.  My weaving goal is to get the 8H Purrington from the car and get it tied on and start weaving tonight!  I may not be able to get to my big looms (which are in storage), but I have the 8H and a 20" P within easy access.  I will weave EVERYDAY, not just something weaverly, but actually throw the shuttle!  My fiber library and stash will not be in the studio for now, easy access, but I will be able to get it organized this week.  How many boxes of books you ask, I was surprised that there were only 8 medium sized boxes.  How do you organize your fiber books - topic? author?  My most precious books (fiber and non-fiber) made the journey and have been put away for a month.  A prepublication copy (1931) of Mountain White by Louise McNeill (1918-1976?) WV Poet Laureate, only 150 copies were actually printed and an autographed copy of Handicrafts of the Southern Highlands (Allen Eaton).  Keep Me Warm One Night and several coverlet books fulfill that spot in the fiber category.  I best get busy, boxes are preventing me from getting to the kitchen sink, the bed, and the living room.  Ciao!

Sun, 12/15/2013 - 19:36

Erica

Congratulations on your MA and your new goal.

I have been reading about weaving a lot lately too. Tonight I think I realized something. This sounds so obvious, I'm wobdering if I've been reeally dense or if I'm wrong. While reading Weavers Craft Vol 1 No 2, I realized herringbone is really just broken point twill that is normally a solid warp with a similarly coloured weft. Am I right or way off the mark?

Sun, 12/15/2013 - 20:56

ReedGuy

Broken reverse twill with 4 shaft Batavia as the basic weave.

Sun, 12/15/2013 - 20:58

ReedGuy

I have the warp in the raddle, lease sticks in place at the back of the loom. Just need to tension and wind away with warp sticks. :)

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 00:06

Artistry

So good to be home! Have three projects going. Two tapestry and the baby blankets that I've finished sampling for. The B.B. Blankets need 1008 ends, so will wind bouts of 2 hundred for the next 5 days, so I'll have time for the other projects. Will post work I did Tues-Fri. With Kathe Todd-Hooker tomorrow. Christmas? Shopping? Visitors? Who said anything about that :)
Mon, 12/16/2013 - 01:29

sally orgren

...and then I had a classic weave-fail. I was trying to finish a hand-painted scarf, the second half of the warp. When I got to the end, I only had about 1 yard of woven area, but 21" of loom waste at the back of a loom that normally would only had had 8". (The technique was painting the warp while threaded on the loom, so the dye ended well before the reed, and I couldn't use the back end loom waste as fringe.) Argh.

I ran into some guildmates at a craft show Friday eve, and they gave me an idea for making this work—turn it into a mobius scarf, and supplement the second half with fabric that would match. So I am working on that idea next.

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 01:55

Artistry

Sally, If you still have access to the dyes you can paint the weft, directionally it will be different, but it could look really nice. Rather than dip dyeing the skein, I really get in there and paint it:)
Mon, 12/16/2013 - 03:13

pammersw

A woven stocking sounds nice!

This stocking is to continue the tradition I began when I first married. Our family's stockings are crazy quilted, with metallic embroidery. Hand embroidery. :) The new stocking needs to coordinate in style, colors, and decoration with the one I made my daughter 24 years ago. They need to look like they belong together. :D

Thankfully I work faster without an infant to care for, and I should finish by Tuesday.  :D

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 07:31

Cadenza

I actually threw the shuttle for the first time today! I don't know if these will be placemats or towels yet, leaning towards towels since we don't actually have a table to put them on...

It's a bit uneven and the edges are rough, but I have never done this before, and sort of had to teach myself.  I can't afford the $300 for lessons an hour and a half away and they were on week days when I have to work. So thankful for YouTube right now.  I have a lot to learn!

first project ever!

Any tips other than practice,  which will come with time,  for keeping the selvage straight? 

 

Tien, I can't wait to see those sea turtles come to life! 

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 08:30

Erica

Cadenza,

Congratulations. It looks great for your first go! It looks to me that your uneven edges are actually an uneven beat. Compare your picks per inch in the different sections to see if this is the case. 

I understand not being able to afford hundres of dollars and a weekend away from the house/work. I have a similar problem here where many of the classes I want to take are during the week and rarely during my summer recess. 

The Cyber Fiber classes are much more affordable. Our offerings right now are prerecorded. So you can "attend" them when you have time and can rewatched them as you need for at least 3 months. If there is a class you would like to see please feel free to suggest it!

Cheers,

Erica

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 08:36

Erica

I woke up at 5:30 this morning and could not get back to sleep. TJ has officially changed my biological clock! :) He was not yet up, so I got in a bit of weaving this morning. I found a slight tension issue in the warp, which I fixed and I wove 1 of 3 six inch samplers this morning! I also had an idea last night for the last few samples, I'm going to reverse the treadling on the undulating twill and see how that looks. I think it will look great. I took one warp each off the sample earlier. They are still on the beam, so I can add them back in as floating selvedges when I get to the point treadlings.

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 15:14

ReedGuy

Threading wool yarn. I like threading wool, threads quicker than fine cotton. :D

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 22:05

tien (not verified)

Cadenza,

 

Looks like you're doing great! I agree with Erica that it looks like an uneven beat rather than a selvage problem. That will improve with practice, but it also helps to advance frequently, especially if you're on a table loom. Try advancing once every inch (or less) and seeing if that helps.

 

And I just got a call from the former owner of the loom: the freight shippers came and picked it up! It's now on its way to their facility to be crated, and then it's headed out to California! Whee! I should have it within the next 10 days. I am SO happy!

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 23:27

endorph

to head out to the Christmas party for the weavers, spinners and knitters who tae classes, etc at Fiber Crafts. Its always a nice time with lots of good food and company. I think last year we had four tables of food for about 30 - 40 people. No one leaves hungry! This will be my weaverliness for the day!

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 23:31

Joanne Hall

I know that I will be missing a nice party.  Have fun and say hello to them.

Joanne

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 23:38

endorph

Looking forward to seeing you in March -

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 23:53

ReedGuy

tien, at least you know what your getting for Christmas this year. :)

I'm now half way through threading my wool blanket. This will be a much lighter blanket than I usually weave. Then, I am weaving a heavier one afterward.

Tue, 12/17/2013 - 05:28

Cadenza

I'm on a 60 inch Leclerc Nilus floor loom. The thing is huge...

There was one point yesterday when I advanced the warp too far! The beater couldn't reach. I avoided that today and was beating more evenly,  it definitely looks better. Thanks for the help! 

 

I'll have to look at the Cyber Fiber classes! Thanks! 

Tue, 12/17/2013 - 05:47

pammersw

I've done that a few times. I just let the cloth beam loose by a rachet point or two, and crank the warp beam tighter to take up the slack and restore the tension.

Tue, 12/17/2013 - 12:25

Erica

I always enjoy reading through the discussion here. I learn a lot and I'm reminded of things I had forgotten!

I am absorbing a lot about weaving this week. During our Sustained Silent Reading periods, I've been reading my issues of Weaver's Craft. I haven't read them all yet, but each one I read teaches me something new, or helps me really understand something I had not yet fully understood! I keep thinking, why did I start reading these regularly years ago?!?!

Yesterday I ended up weaving 2 6" samples. I hope tonight I can weave the 3rd straight treadling sample and then I get to add the floating selvedges and start the reversed treadling. I'm really excited about this, because I think it's going to be just the right thing for the final product!

Tue, 12/17/2013 - 17:42

Artistry

Studying with Kathe Todd-Hooker. I went out with this drawing of a chair.We took a part of it to weave. The weaving represents 40 hours of work. We're calling it the Georgia O'Keefe's Chair. Any guesses? I promise it will look like a chair when I'm finished :)

Sorry the legs went white when I took the photo, don't know what happened there?

 

Tue, 12/17/2013 - 17:58

Artistry

won't let me post all at once sorry, must be a secret:)

Aha! 

 

Tue, 12/17/2013 - 18:00

Artistry

also the weaving isn't crooked my picture is and couldn't figure out how to fix it in Photoshop, grr.

Tue, 12/17/2013 - 18:06

endorph

and bounce up and down in chair - I know, I know why it is the Georgia O'Keefe chair! Really I do. That is too funny!

Tue, 12/17/2013 - 18:08

Artistry

Isn't it though Tina! Kathe and I roared!

Tue, 12/17/2013 - 19:21

endorph

and thought - naw they wouldn't pick that section!

Tue, 12/17/2013 - 20:04

Erica

I got another samole woven, over 6", wjile Oliver made fabulous omelettes for dinner. TJ came outto the studio with me. He mostly playedand hung out, but towards the end he came and "asked" to sit on my lap. He stroked thecloth and gave a classic baby "Ooohhhh!" I am weaving the samples on my Ashford table loom. TJ started helping me put shafts back down! For several p7cks TJ actually helped me weave! It was the most amazing thing, well maybe second after his birth!

Tue, 12/17/2013 - 21:18

Artistry

Just think, I have 12 more at home:)
Tue, 12/17/2013 - 21:47

ReedGuy

I don't even know what you were asking or what that all was about. Must be some inside joke. :D

I was going to answer with Pennsylvania Colonial chair. In Jeff Miller's 'Chair Making and Design', he shares a photo of a chair by Jake Cress called the "Oops" chair. Looks smilar to your chair design, only in the back where his is more heart-shaped in the centre, he put eyes, and the front left leg is extended and the claw open, releasing the ball from it's grip. :)

Tue, 12/17/2013 - 22:35

Artistry

Releasing the ball from the claw, if I did the whole chair I could call it the Georgia O'Keefe's Chair goes Bowling. ReedGuy, Ms. O 'Keefe was known for her huge paintings of flowers, sometimes looking inside of them, beautiful. She also painted southwest desert scenes where there would be a cow's skull. If you look at the chair now you may see something else! Moral of the story, always examen your negative spaces, LOL!
Wed, 12/18/2013 - 00:42

ReedGuy

Yes for certain, I see what your explaining in the chair alright. There's a lot of artists I never heard tell of. Heck, here in Canada, I never even heard tell of the 'Group of Seven' until the first days of internet. Never any mention of them in school. I think they are more famous outside the country. :D

Wed, 12/18/2013 - 00:57

Artistry

Love the " Group of Seven" ! My brother in Toronto took me out to the Museum ( can't remember the name right now) on several occasions, to see their work. Worked on the Tapestry Diary today and wound 200 warp ends.
Wed, 12/18/2013 - 01:18

ReedGuy

I have everything sleyed on the loom, just gotta tie everything down and up tomorrow and weave a blanket. My head hurts, must be bed time. :D

We are odd up here in Canada, don't seem to brag or make much hoopla over fame. Just saunder along. Must be the numbing cold, but could have been the booze. :D

Wed, 12/18/2013 - 03:09

sally orgren

I think of Canadian writer Farley Mowat.

Wow!

Wed, 12/18/2013 - 17:00

ReedGuy

What a lot don't know about him, is his books were not true to life, they were highly fictional. Keep that in mind when reading 'Never Cry Wolf'. ;)
Thu, 12/19/2013 - 12:49

Artistry

Tapestry most of the day yesterday, except for when I realized I left one of the colors back in Oregon. So spent some time searching the embroiderery shop trying to match a tiny snip I had taken off the tapestry. Close. It's still not looking like a chair, I shake my head every time I sit down to work on it:)
Thu, 12/19/2013 - 12:55

Artistry

" must be the numbing cold, but could have been the booze" I'm quoting you on that one ReedGuy, from the years in Winnipeg . Love it:)
Fri, 12/20/2013 - 03:08

loomyladi (not verified)

and wrap my head around 40 shafts!  But for turtles, nothing but the best!!!  Its great to see a new weaver finding her stride too.  When I was introduced to weaving, at the ripe age of 12, we did not even have atari yet let along YouTube.  Amazing how times have changed. 

Fri, 12/20/2013 - 03:15

loomyladi (not verified)

Drove into Charleston (WV) with a new friend from the Studio for the last ArtWalk of the year.  It was a beautiful evening and lots of wonderful things to see.  My favorite?  Stepping out to the sidewalk I spied a little old lady with a cream colored ruana, I could barely contain myself, as I'm asking if I can touch her my hands were seeking the tag, which I could see peeking out at the back.  I knew, without looking, that it would be....... and it was.  A ruana woven by Billy Bannerman, sometime in the 1970s.  Billy is the weaver whose textile collection I have been working with for the past year.  Hand a wonderful conversation with the owner and she invited me to her home to visit and photograph the other 3 ruanas  that her mother had commissioned.  JACKPOT!  A short time later I was introduced to a fiber turned acrylic artist who was a guild mate of Billys.  She invited me to her studio to try out her 54" glimakra  which needs a new home.  No, I don't know the model, but it is currently 4H but could be 8.   I was excited to move looms into my studio space at a co-op and then I met these two amazing ladies!  WOO HOO.  Tomorrow, I will tie on the 8H Purrington since I got a new front apron on it today and will commence the weaving.  So much to do.

 

Fri, 12/20/2013 - 05:27

Cadenza

You stumbled upon my day job! I don't have it on my home computer so I can't double check. It's under my fingers,  but let's see if I can dredge up the process.  In the 'Image' menu, go down, down, down. I want to say about 1/2 to 2/3 of the way, depending on your version.  Hover over "image rotation" select "arbitrary" looks like you're only off .5-1 degree. 

 

I have been weaving each night after work!  The first placemat/towel is wound on the front beam, and I am getting close to finishing the second one and reaching the end of my warp.  So a new adventure and seeing how they actually turn out will be coming soon!

Fri, 12/20/2013 - 09:27

ReedGuy

In Version 7 it's Image/Rotate Canvas and you can do it by 90 degrees CCW, CW or enter the angle.

Fri, 12/20/2013 - 13:42

Artistry

Thanks Cadenza and ReedGuy ! Today is all Holliday stuff, fiber work another day.....family in town is pretty sweet:)
Sat, 12/21/2013 - 04:56

Cadenza

I think the second one is longer (and much more even!) than the first.  Now I have to figure out how to get them off the loom without destroying them.

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