Robertson Tartan weave

I've been working on a new project this week and I'm very excited about the way it's turning out. I started putting thread on the warping board on Monday. I did that for two or three days. Then I started to put it onto the loom. It's about 440 threads, and is 27 inches wide. I'm using the Orlec thread. I really like using it.

As you can see, it's a bit of a mess. I've been doing things wrong on the warping board. I'll know better for next time. There wasn't anything I could do about this, but I planned much better for it and managed to keep the tangled mess to a minimum. This is what it looked like after I got it warped on the loom. It is the Robertson clan tartan. That's my family clan. My great-grandmother was from Scotland and her family were Reid's, a part of the Robertson family.

Isn't it pretty? I'm loving the way it is working out. I found one big error, though, right in the middle of the warp and I didn't realize it for a long time after I started weaving. There isn't much I can do about it now. Well, I can take about 1/3 of the threads off and re-thread them. That would be the professional thing to do, but I don't think I will. Still, I really like the way this looks.Another view of the pattern. The entire thing is a repeat pattern of red, green and blue. In these pictures, you can see what each color looks like. On the bottom is the red weft, then the green is in the middle and I was just starting some blue on the top.
I'll keep working on this. It has the potential to be around 14 feet long. What am I going to do with it? Hubby suggested a runner for the back of the sofa. If my two youngest kids didn't climb all over the sofa all the time, I would be all for displaying it on the back of the couch. What do you think?

Hudson Bay Stripes

My Dad really likes the Hudson Bay stripe pattern. I made him a scarf. It's pretty wide for a scarf, but I love the way it turned out. I used the Orlec thread. I really love that stuff. Too bad it is so hard to get. This pattern used lots of white, navy, light yellow and red.

My next project will be a tartan. It will use the blue, red and green. I can't wait to get started.

Waiting

I ordered new thread several weeks ago. It still isn't here, but my loom is ready for when it does arrive. My next project has a white warp and I've got the white Orlec thread so I spent a few days getting the loom set up.

Now we are waiting..... I really was hoping it would come sooner. I wanted to have my next project done by Friday, but it isn't going to happen now. I guess I need to contact the company. It shouldn't have taken this long.

Waiting, waiting, waiting.....

Getting ready

I ordered more thread a week or so ago. It isn't here yet, but I decided there is no reason to wait on the warp for my next project. I have the thread for the warp and yesterday I got it going on the warping board. I've got 150 threads on the warping board. I need to do about 75 more. I'll try and get the loom warped today or tomorrow. Probably tomorrow. Today is a crazy day.

I'm going to make another scarf. This one will be for my Dad. It will be mostly white, but at the ends of the scarf, there will be bands of dark blue, red, green and yellow. It's called the Hudson Bay pattern. I hope I can get the loom warped, the thread arrives and I can finish the scarf in 10 days, because that's when I go to visit my family.

We'll see.....

scarf off the loom

I finished the scarf I was working on. I like the way it turned out. It's 59 inches long, not including the fringe. I can't wait to try the next project.
You can't see the pattern in the white, but it really stands out in the dark blue. (The nice thing about all the white is it hides my mistakes well. I would lose in my place in the pattern fairly often.)

on the loom

This is the project on the loom right now. I'm using the new Orlec thread I got. I like the thread. I didn't expect this weave to have such a lacy look to it. I was quite disappointed when I started weaving and it was full of holes, but I like the way it looks now.
I'm working this on the Dorothy. It takes longer to work than the floor loom because of the right hand run treadles, but when I get going on it, I'm about as fast as I can be on the Dorothy.

New threads

Dig my new threads, Daddy-O?

This is Orlec thread. It's a strong, shiny synthetic fiber. I'm going to make a delicate scarf as an accent to a pretty outfit. (I hope)

This is silk! Oooo. It's light blue and oh so soft. I can't wait to play with it. I hope I can do something really nice with it.