Finished Projects Come off of the Looms!

As predicted last week, there were a couple of warps finished today! Susan finished her placemat warp and Shirley finished the 6 yard fabric warp she had been working on.

Dana was winding hand painted wefts into center pull balls again today, we are glad to have her back with us! Kris was winding a towel warp, and I spent some time figuring out how much yardage is in these mini warps that came to us from Sharon's stash. (for the record there are 8 bouts of each color, each bout has 24 ends and they are 10 yards long. The red is in 8/4 and the white is 8/2)

Today we do have a little Show and Tell! Dana brought in an old endfeed textile shuttle that her son had found in an antique store, Karin brought in some reeds that her husband had cleaned up and I brought the special tape I had to finish the top and bottom, they look brand new! Karin also brought in a set of bowl cozies that she had recently finished sewing. Finally, do you remember the fabric that Betsy had woven at home a couple of weeks ago from odds and ends she had, well she had made a top out of the fabric! There is a little hand work to do , but you can see how nice it is!

I stayed a little over time this afternoon and I am glad I did! I overlapped with the evening rigid heddle group and found that one of the new students was an old friend of mine! We hadn't seen each other in ages! I also managed to take a picture of one of their projects on a really nice rigid heddle loom.

That is it for today friends. We will have more for you next week, until then this is Tina, for all!

Souper Tuesday!

Every year we celebrate what happened last Sunday evening with a Souper Tuesday potluck! Another one of LouAnn's ideas I believe. This Tuesday was no exception, as you look at the photos below just know that every slow cooker has a different kind of soup inside of it! There were also sandwiches, salads and desserts of course! This is the only potluck that we do a sign up sheet to ensure variety! I was going upstairs today and I noticed in the hallway a photo collage of days gone by and I saw, and remembered the days when we all fit around one table, those days are long gone!

Before lunch I went around and took pictures of all of the new warps that are being put onto newly empty looms. The variety is astounding! Almost like we had a sign up sheet for that as well!

Some of the projects that are currently on looms are getting really close to the end so you can be sure that in coming weeks there will be even more new projects to show you making on the blog. Surprisingly, there was no Show and Tell this week! With the potluck in full gear, we wouldn't have had time for it anyway!!! So, this is it for this week, I am sure we will have more fun for you next week, until then this is Tina, for all!

Heat Wave!

We have gone from 6F and snow just a couple of weeks ago to 70F and so sunny that we had to open the Studio door just to breath!!! Dana was with us once again this week, (she will be back for good after next week!) she is winding the Hand dyed bamboo weft so that they will be ready for the warps. They are so beautiful!

Kris had finished the project on her loom so she is cutting a the end of the warp and pulling the fabric off of the fabric beam.

Mark is continuing with his spring placemats.

Patty is starting a new project, I think I like it! Of course I couldn't find Patty to get a picture! Alice started weaving on her project today as well!

Betsy is well on her way on her new project!

Hey folks it is time for Show and Tell! Barbara brought in some yarn that she has collected during her travels and some that has been sent to her. She talked about the project she was planning and one of the girls said that it will be her Travelling project!

Betsy wove some fabric at home to make a wrap, part of the warp has a fuzzy yarn and half does not. Betsy will use this as a design element! Then Dana told us that despite the fact that she had told Carol that she would rather lick the floor than to hand hem her towels, She found herself in a place that it was the only way to get those towels hemmed! Dana found it relaxing!!!

Mark brought in his latest rug so cool!

Last but not least we were able to help Arrowmont a craft school in Gatlinburg by packing some Arts and Crafts kits for the flood victims in North Carolina!

That is it for today, we will be back at it next week! Until then this is Tina, for all!

New Student and an Old Friend is Back!

Mary is our newest student but she is a little camera shy so I made sure she was happy with my photo. she is winding her first warp onto the table loom (Guess who else is here!). Phyllis is calmly weaving on placemats in "Ellen's Pattern".

Joycelyn is weaving yardage to be turned into garments and Liz #2 is threading the Macomber with her next project.

Susan is also weaving a project in "Ellen's Pattern" and she also brought a head band that she had bought at a fiber show!

Now it is time for Show and Tell! Judith wore a vest that she got years ago at a fiber festival, Carol felt like she recognized the work of the weaver, but she couldn't think of their name! Today some of the crew were putting on some of the new "Tuesday Weaver" lables in some of the finished towels.

Shannon is back after a couple of weeks away, she has been weaving at the Heritage Center in Townsend. She was weaving some placemats over the last couple of months and chatting to the public as you do, and she found as she was taking the finished placemats off of the loom that she had 7 placemats and a runner instead of the intended 8 placemats!

Shannon also brought in an end of the warp project. She had woven a blanket for her new grandaughter and after that piece was finished there was enough warp on the loom to weave some cloth. She chose a darker shade for the new piece and we were delighted with the beauty of the cloth and what a difference the choice of color can make in fabric.

Now for the big surprise, Dana is back! Well almost back, she is going to be back next week, but will be back for good after Valentines day!!!!! Yay, we are so happy to see her! While she was away she did a lot of weaving. One project was that she made towels out of a warp that her 12 year old son had dyed during one of the recent Dye Days! Dana also brought in her very first Overshot project, Mug Rugs woven out of 8/2!

Not to be outdone, Jenny is wearing a vest that is made out of her own handspun! Jenny also brought in a skein of Angora bunny/Merino yarn and a skein of Merino both of which she had handspun. Just Lovely!

Patty took on a commision for napkins and wound enough warp to make a second batch to sell in her booth. Mark brought in his latest placemats "Fall" in Ellen's Pattern and a scarf that he had made for his Daughter. He had miss measured and it came up a bit short! Judith suggested getting a scarf pin to keep the scarf in place! Brilliant!

That is all for this week, next week should be just as much fun as this week was! Until then this is Tina, for all!