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I’m doing a bit of playing catch up here. I’ve been weaving as fast as I can, and now that I don’t need to try out a new loom, make decisions about which loom is staying, or do the work to sell the Varpa, I can get much more accomplished. The first thing I did […] I did what I planned, and wove the exact same pattern, exact same fiber, exact same sett on both the Varpapuu & the Macomber to determine which loom I would keep and which I would sell. Here’s what I learned — I still don’t know. Each loom had a warp long enough for two […] I’ve decided I can’t yet decide. But that’s okay, because I came up with a plan that’ll help me decide. What the heck do I need to decide? Whether to sell my Macomber or my Varpapuu loom. One of them needs to go. I’ve had the Mac for a handful of years, the Varpa […] With my next show looming, I’ve been working hard to get new things woven and old(er) things fringed, wet finished, pressed, and labeled. For instance, while watching TV this weekend, I strung ribbon and hung my tags on those 71 bags I’d made a few weeks ago. I finally trimmed the fringe and photographed the […] After warping up the Varpa and getting everything all tied up correctly, I decided I’d change the treadling for each of the three handwoven silk scarves, as well as the weft color. For the burgundy scarf I used ‘tromp as writ’ — meaning I danced across the treadles in exact same pattern as I’d […] |
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