class

I've signed up for a weaving class this summer. I'm very excited.

I realized a few weeks ago that I hit my one year mark of weaving in April. One year! I've come a long way and I still have a very, very long way to go.

I started with a simple Inkle loom that I built. I still use it. The wood is still raw and really could use a sanding and a staining, but it works. I just have to be careful of splinters when I use it.

Then I moved up to a ridged heddle loom, then my wonderful Dorothy table loom and now I have a beautiful floor loom. I still use them all, except the ridged heddle. I haven't used that since getting the Dorothy.

Anyway, I still feel like a beginner. So, I'm taking a class this summer that will teach me the correct way to use the warping board, remove the warp from the warping board and tie it onto the loom properly. It will be very good for me to learn these things from a professional teacher.

There will be no stopping me after that!

moving along

I really enjoyed working the tartan. It turned out beautifully. This is the finished product.

I haven't had much time to work on my next project. I'm using a yellow warp and a blue weft. The pattern is the most complicated I've done and I've made many mistakes. My biggest problem is that I get distracted by the kids a lot and I loose my place in the pattern. I'll have to put up a picture after I've worked it a bit more.

Maybe I'll go do that now.