As soon as I saw Carmi’s challenge for this week, I knew exactly what photo I wanted to use.
I bet most folks couldn’t identify this. It’s handpainted cotton chenille on my warping board, preparing it [...]
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I really enjoy learning. New techniques, new processes, new ideas – I find them all exciting. I also like to push the envelope – to make the limited tools and skills I have do something that is supposedly beyond their capacity. I think that’s the teenager in me: tell me that I can’t [...] Although it’s not quite July yet, I’m announcing and starting the July contest. Leave a comment of suggestions for Caitlin about transitioning Gavin to the new security blanket, and you’ll be entered into the contest. Each suggestion will get you one entry, so leave as many as you’d like. In order to be as timely [...]
Completed handwoven baby blanket It was the first time I’d warped my loom for two baby blankets, and I was a bit anxious about how well it would work. Things went fine for the first half of the first blanket. Then an entire section of the warp threads started getting far too loose. [...]
Cotton flannel on warping board From cone to warping board, I got the 360 threads measured for my cotton flannel handwoven baby blanket. Next steps: tie the warp onto the back beam, thread the heddles, and thread the reed. (With 360 threads, this is a time consuming process, but if you don’t enjoy each step in [...] |
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