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Well some things happened and I was so close to finishing the two big projects and didn't do much else so I put off making a roundup post for a bit.
Sweater post here
Weaving project, I did an experiment with using the previous warp to tie onto the current warp without having to rethread the heddles and dent. This was my first time doing it and it went...okay. I don't think I'll use this technique often, I don't usually have enough yarn in a quantity that it makes sense to do more than one warp with the same yarn which is what this technique is all about. So I cut off the cloth of my previous warp, re-tied the end of the warp onto the cloth beam again, removed the end of the old warp from the warp beam by untying the end rod, beamed on the new warp and then tied each warp thread from the new warp to the old warp. I then very carefully pulled all the yarn and the knots through the heddles and reed. I suspect it would be faster if I was better at it and also if I had more practice at it. My tension is trash but I'm used to that and have ways to fix it well enough. I also ran out of green warp yarn and added two strips in gold on either side. This cloth will be for me, there's enough issues with it that I wouldn't make something to give away or sell from it but I bet I could make something nice for me out of it.
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May goals (almost halfway through may? whatever)
- hang up more art – added some more!
- Weave! - did some weaving, probably half done with the warp
- finish coat? - YES YES YES
- spin - finish the big project? ply and clear some bobbins, I need to free some up for big spin. - not there yet but making progress
- Knit sweater – DONE DONE DONE
- fix blanket that my aunt wants me to fix, big problem is that none of the yarn I can find will color match it and it is 50 years old. - got this done!
- other - I took a pottery class in February, haven't picked up the things yet but I will have pictures soon.
- I also got the nicest email from someone who knitted a sweater from my handspun yarn that she got from the weavers guild show and sale.
- I carded the combing waste and short bits from my big spinning project fleece
- Washed some hand woven fabric and fabric for my next sewing project
- took pictures of coat and sweater and did the Big Post Typing
Sweater post here
Weaving project, I did an experiment with using the previous warp to tie onto the current warp without having to rethread the heddles and dent. This was my first time doing it and it went...okay. I don't think I'll use this technique often, I don't usually have enough yarn in a quantity that it makes sense to do more than one warp with the same yarn which is what this technique is all about. So I cut off the cloth of my previous warp, re-tied the end of the warp onto the cloth beam again, removed the end of the old warp from the warp beam by untying the end rod, beamed on the new warp and then tied each warp thread from the new warp to the old warp. I then very carefully pulled all the yarn and the knots through the heddles and reed. I suspect it would be faster if I was better at it and also if I had more practice at it. My tension is trash but I'm used to that and have ways to fix it well enough. I also ran out of green warp yarn and added two strips in gold on either side. This cloth will be for me, there's enough issues with it that I wouldn't make something to give away or sell from it but I bet I could make something nice for me out of it.
( Read more... )
May goals (almost halfway through may? whatever)
- Start sewing project - make mockup
- crochet shawl
- weave
- finish spinning project?
- ply yarn on spindles
- pick up pottery you goof
- do a minor crafting room reorg?
