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How does time pass so quickly and deadlines that were far away suddenly loom? Here I’m twisting fringes. 72 double-twisted fringes on each end of each shawl. Time consuming. After busting my butt I got my pieces to the professional photographer, Tim at Pixelwave, on Thursday. Now I just have to put together the […] Yep, dyeing. Specifically hand painting. And I have yet to find rubber or latex gloves that fit my small hands, resulting in my inability to do some things with gloves on. This time I actually wrote down the ‘formula’ of amount of dye to urea water so I will know how much to […] Every endeavor has its own language. In weaving, a pick has 3 components: Step on a treadle to open a shed (moving threads up and down – presumes a floor loom; table looms are a bit different); Throw the shuttle, sending the yarn through that shed ; Pull the beater bar forward, packing in […] I had a bit of tie-up issue at the beginning and had to take out about an inch of weaving and restart, but I am loving this warp! amethyst to iris side of the shawl So much so that I wish I could have warped for four shawls, not just the two […] Although I’m still doing some off-loom work on those baby wraps, I decided my brain needed me to wind the warp for my next order. This started with an order for one rayon chenille shawl, but I have subsequently added an order for the second one on this warp. I’ve learned through experience that when […] |
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