I managed to warp the loom this past Saturday and wove some on Sunday and a little on Monday. After splitting wood I was less than enthusiastic, I really just wanted a nap.
This has a tencel warp with a verigated wool sock yarn for the weft. It is really quite lovely – the tabby warp in tencel looks like little glass beads when the light hits it just right. Speaking of warping and weaving I made another mistake threading – can you see it? I didn’t until I’d woven about 6″ – and that was my point of no return. It is what it is. I don’t find it glaring and it wouldn’t stop me from wearing it. Another exercise.
I have 10 days to finish this. Barring any unforeseen crisis I shouldn’t have a problem doing it. It’s nice to be weaving a more complicated draft. I really love doing overshot. It reminds me of knitting an Aran pattern in a way. You have to knit many rows before the pattern appears, then it keeps you interested. Once you’ve repeated the pattern 5 or 6 times the piece you’re knitting is done. This does much the same thing, by the time you are in a rhythm with the treddling the piece is nearing completion.
When this is done I will probably weave another wool overshot throw, then I have a striped twill throw in mind. Christmas is coming.
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It’s just lovely!
Thanks.
Beautiful! My daughter has just started weaving…I’m sending this post to her. She has been starting out on rag runners… This will totally inspire her.
I just got a rug loom about a month ago, unfortunately it is still in pieces in my shed. They take up a lot of space! Rag weaving is something I’d really like to do.
I can’t IMAGINE how you do this! It is so beautiful! Now i want to learn! 🙂 One of these days…………. 🙂
I’s really not as difficult as it looks. You can do it!
Well it sure looks “magical” to me! 🙂 I think you have more confidence in me than I do! 🙂 It really is beautiful!!!
Beautiful! I’d be proud to display, wear, love anytime, anywhere!!! Love the colors too…salute to Autumn!
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I just love your colorful warp. And using loops – brilliant I’m going to have to try that.
I love the colors and the design that you chose to work with! Nice weaving-overshot is just stunning to look at, isn’t it?
It is so much fun to see the pattern appear (and meet your threading mistakes).