{"id":8543,"date":"2017-09-06T08:33:24","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T13:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/?p=8543"},"modified":"2017-09-06T08:33:24","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T13:33:24","slug":"mary-poppins-and-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2017\/09\/mary-poppins-and-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Poppins and me"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of Mary’s sayings is “Well begun is half done.” With that in mind I began my year of 6-7 good finished pieces every month. <\/p>\n

A common strategy for me is to do what I don’t want to do first, using what I do want to do as a reward, if you will. <\/p>\n

So I started by sewing 51 bags. <\/p>\n

\"51<\/a><\/p>\n

Here they are sewn, in a pile, inside out. I have subsequently turned them right side out, ordered the needed ribbon and printed the needed tags, and threaded the ribbon and tagged them all.<\/p>\n

Then I beamed a shawl warp. I’ve learned that for me, with rayon chenille I’m better off warping for just 2 shawls. Much less frustration in the beaming process, and much more consistent tension across the warp throughout the weaving. So here’s my first warp, very pale green to rich blue.<\/p>\n

\"beaming<\/a><\/p>\n

I’ve since woven both shawls, but one is still awaiting hemming. I finished the other so I could bring it to a gallery that has some of my pieces. This shawl has a commercial variegated weft, which wasn’t my favorite so I made it into what is for me, a new design to add interest. Here’s the front.<\/p>\n

\"shawl<\/a><\/p>\n

And the back.<\/p>\n

\"shawl<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s not perfect, and I’ll make improvements in the next round…the front should be a little longer and the back a little shorter. The center back seam should be more tapered to improve the drape at the bottom. And I may add a few beads or something to enhance the front. But I’m happy with it, and the young women at the gallery really liked it, so I’m onto something. <\/p>\n

This design made me much happier than the moebius shawl I tried. That shawl did sell at the August show, but unfortunately I was getting lunch at the time, so didn’t get to see the woman who tried it on and loved it. I couldn’t manage to make it look right on me. Glad she did.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I have already beamed and threaded the next rayon chenille shawl. Really saturated gem colors. I am loving it.<\/p>\n

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One of Mary’s sayings is “Well begun is half done.” With that in mind I began my year of 6-7 good finished pieces every month. <\/p>\n

A common strategy for me is to do what I don’t want to do first, using what I do want to do as a reward, if you will. <\/p>\n

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