Spring overdrive
The table cloth has been off the loom for two weeks. I finally got it washed, hemmed and pressed. Overall I'm pleased. The center fold I'm not pleased with. Unlike wool, cotton is less forgiving. I had trouble finding a rhythm and when I did, I began to fret about the center fold. I can see I should have just woven. Where I thought the weft was too tight would have been just fine after wet finishing. Lessons learned.
At least the inconsistent tension appears to be a design element. Sort'a.
And now we know why it is recommended that there be a color change at the fold....lesson 2 learned!
The first six chicks of the season.
75 more will arrive in early June.
The seedlings are growing in the greenhouse. The garden has been enlarged to 100 x 40 and I'm waiting for the fence to go up so I can get the potatoes, peas, beans and lettuce in. However, Mr Fence Man is in the woods today cutting logs for the 2,000 mushroom plugs he just got. I ask you...priorities? The plugs can wait but my peas can't! They're vining in the greenhouse. My onions will be useless!
posted by Marie | 9:08 AM
6 Comments:
I didn't know about the color change at the fold - good advice. My friend just returned from Conference of Northern California Handweavers where she took a double weave class. I was looking at her notebook of samples yesterday - gorgeous stuff. One of these days....
Oh, I really like the suggestion of changing color at the fold. Wish I'd known that back when I used to weave...
I think the tablecloth is beautiful.
Is that a buff Orpington chick? Two araucanas or is one a buff Brahma? I am so jealous. I miss keeping chickens. --syl
Suggestions on eliminating a ground hog when you can't find or get to the burrow? SS&S won't work here in suburbia, but I'll be damned if it gets another meal of my pea plants or lettuce, like it did yesterday!
The problem with making the color change at the fold is it makes an asymmetrical tablecloth. That's one of the reasons that I still haven't wound the warp for mine yet. Of course the other reason is that I don't have any time :-(
Hi Marie, I tagged you for a Meme in my May 17th post.
thank you Marie for your "warts and all" approach to blogging about weaving, and all the info you give for your projects. What a treasure. Tina
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