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Earthy

Before we get to the weaving update, isn’t this a cool picture?

I like the way you can see the jacks on my loom through the yarn. I’m sure if I’d been trying to achieve this effect I never could have done it.

I had a bunch of errands to run this morning, so […]

Earthtones

I got the warp measured for the wraps for JM & AA. When I was drafting the image in my weaving software I had real doubts about the colors. I always encourage my moms to order a sample card so they can see the actual yarns and not rely on computer monitors, and I was […]

Wrapping it up

After the hemming, inspecting, and making any needed repairs, the next step in the baby wrap process is running them through the washer & dryer. This step isn’t just to make sure they’re clean. It’s important to get those threads to shift as much as they’re going to and to soften up from all […]

Not spot, but a lot

A lot of cleaning, that is. My house will be shown this weekend and needs to look really good. So instead of the spot cleaning and little bits here and there that I’ve been doing, I had to start at the top and work through every room. True, the really hard stuff was done a […]

Number 3

Last night I finished weaving JJ’s wrap with the lilac weft.

I keep having ‘firsts’ with the baby wraps. This first is 3 wraps on one warp. Two of them, both for ML, are shorter than usual, with her second being especially short – she’s going to have it made into a ring sling. […]