{"id":10876,"date":"2022-04-26T13:33:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T18:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/?p=10876"},"modified":"2022-07-16T18:01:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T23:01:40","slug":"hawks-and-hugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2022\/04\/hawks-and-hugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawks and Hugs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before we start talking about weaving, I have to share info and pix about nature. Apparently not an uncommon occurrence, especially during migration season, I have never witnesses a ‘kettle’ of hawks before. And it was completely by accident that I saw this group on Sunday. I just happened to go outside and look up.<\/p>\n

\"kettle<\/p>\n

There in the clear blue sky were red-tailed hawks. Literally hundreds of them. Every speck in this image is a bird, and I certainly didn’t capture them all in one shot. I know this isn’t a wonderful photo, but it was the best I could do, as these birds weren’t going to stay above me forever. <\/p>\n

I am used to seeing a red-tailed or two, and I’m familiar with their calls. This group of hundreds? Not a sound!<\/p>\n

\"kettle<\/p>\n

So if I hadn’t decided I needed a break from the loom at this precise moment, and hadn’t happened to look up instead of at my phone, I would have totally missed it. WOW!!<\/p>\n

Ok, on to more fiber-y pursuits.<\/p>\n

Shortly after my last post I gathered some yarns from my stash and designed a warp for my April woven hugs. Gradations of pink, lilac, blues, and cranberry. All warp threads are cotton, mostly 3\/2 and 5\/2 – thicker than I usually work with.<\/p>\n

\"warp<\/p>\n

I measured and beamed the warp, happy with what I’d done. As with March, I decided on a simple point twill threading and treadling.<\/p>\n

\"beaming<\/p>\n

After I was about half-way through the first hug I noticed this:<\/p>\n

\"skipped<\/p>\n

I’d missed a dent in my reed. Since this part of the warp is mostly 3\/2 cotton, I decided I would let it ride through the end of this hug, repairing it prior to starting the second piece on the warp. Which I did.<\/p>\n

I don’t have great process shots for you, but here I just cut all 3 off the loom. <\/p>\n

\"3<\/p>\n

I wove the first one with a variegated rayon-cotton rick rack yarn, for lots of both color and texture. The second is a bright peacock 3\/2 cotton, and the third a nice 3\/2 turquoise. Right after this photo I took them to my sewing machine for the bit of straight stitching to secure the edges. They’re in my washing machine now. Then to the dryer, then my hand hemming. <\/p>\n

As with all of my hugs, I will happily gift them to someone struggling with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. The hug can be for the person with the disease or their loved one\/caregiver. Based on what you can see in this photo, let me know if you’d like one of this batch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Before we start talking about weaving, I have to share info and pix about nature. Apparently not an uncommon occurrence, especially during migration season, I have never witnesses a ‘kettle’ of hawks before. And it was completely by accident that I saw this group on Sunday. I just happened to go outside and look up.<\/p>\n

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