Category Archives: Weaving

Square Knots to Heaven

Posted on January 5, 2012 by me

I read the directions that were in the magazine about 4 or 5 times.  All it said was:  “Place lease sticks in the cross and secure them to the loom …”.  But how?  I looked at the tiny photo they … Continue reading →

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A little scarf

Posted on January 1, 2012 by me

I warped my old rigid heddle for a Toastmaster’s speech I gave back in October.  I intended it to be a scarf and measured the warp to make a scarf – I didn’t want to have just a pretend warp … Continue reading →

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The shawl

Posted on December 7, 2011 by me

I finished the shawl.  I took pictures of the pattern as it appeared on the loom because I just love the way it changes after I wash the item.  I made no sample of this before I made it, I … Continue reading →

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Progress

Posted on December 3, 2011 by me

Fixed that problem and now I’m all threaded: Started to weave: Actually, I had started to weave and had finished about 4 inches when I realized that I was treadling it all wrong.  I was supposed to do: 1,3,1,3,1,2.  Instead … Continue reading →

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Warping a loom has its setbacks

Posted on November 11, 2011 by me

I was careful; very careful.  I counted and separated the yarn into groups of block repeats (6 threads each).  Then I counted out all the heddles I needed for that particular repeat of blocks (in this case there were 17 … Continue reading →

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