This Week and Last!

Hey friends, it is time for a catch up post! I wasn't able to do a post last week so Mark took some pictures so that I could catch you up! First up Susan gave Kris a hand as she cut off her warp!

Mark cut off his project! We have some plans to switch out this loom with another one in a week or two.

Colleen brought in her last finished project!

The first Tuesday of every year, we reserve some space across the street at the Museum of Appalachia so that we can all eat lunch together at long tables and catch up after a busy Holiday Season!

Here is a few "Show and Tells" from last Tuesday. Jenny had a couple of things to show us. First up was one of the first "What are you waiting for?" Challenge projects. It seems that Jenny had wanted to work with mohair for a long time but hadn't for what ever reason! She stopped waiting and finally knitted a vest with the precious Mohair!

Jenny also brought in a mobious scarf that she had made out of the ugly scarf that Mark had made the the end of last year! I think that is a win!

To finish last weeks wrap up Kathy finished a lovely sweater with stripes!

Now, on to today! You will remember that both Angela and Colleen had finished their projects on the table looms. Well guess what happens next? They got to put their names on a couple of small floor looms! I happened to see Angela winding a warp in one of the pictures last week and I think Colleen must have done that too because they were busy getting their Wolf Pups dressed for weaving. Teachers Dana and Patty were right there with them and Carol who was with us today through lunch had a word of encouragement too!

This is Colleen's warp, I didn't get a pic of either Colleen or Patty working away at this warp!

Nikki is very close to finishing her scarf warp.

Laura got a new Cricket Rigid Heddle loom and Linda and Marie were walking her through the process of putting a warp on it.

Susan has changed to loopers to finish the rug warp on her loom. She took some time to loop the loops together in randomish order and I managed to get a picture as she was getting started on this squishy thick rug!

Joycelyn is weaving the glorious gold warp with a variegated weft and She and I could'nt be more surprised or pleased with the results!

Rhonda is weaving textured fabric for hot pads, something we haven't had in the shop for awhile!

While all of this is going on Karin continues, diligently working on getting our library catalouged so that we can access the information even from home and see if there is a book we need in the library!

Now, finally, it is time for this weeks "Show and Tell"! Jenny made a set of fingerless mitts this week with her handspun Shetland.

Rhonda brought in a scarf that she finished 6 months ago and she struggled a bit with the fringe since her beads were a snugg fit on the yarn.

I brought in something I had been playing with over the last few weeks. Since my challenge project is to get comfortable with sewing of all sorts, I watched a few videos on youTube about Sashiko visible mending techniques and I bought 1 book and I began to play with some scraps of Tshirts that I had cut up to use as rags.

That is it for today! This year we hope to be seeing more and more of Carol as she regains her strength and stamina, she has already taken the job of inventory manager again! Until next week this is Tina, for all!

Show and Tell

I couldn't make it to the Center last Tuesday and Mark was kind enough to send me some pictures of Show and Tell! Kathy showed off her latest cowl project!

Shannon shared a spinning project that she had done and a new yardage counter for measuring yarn!

I'm not sure what this is.....

Joycelynn brought in all of the projects she had made from her Crackle weave warp.

Linda hemmed the last placemats she wove using the same pattern as the Table Mat she wove last Fall.

Mark was gifted a rubberband loom! I can't wait to see how he uses it!

Next week it will be back to life as usual. As we enter into this brand new year, we are embarking on a new Challenge for 2026 and it is the "What are you waiting for?" Challenge. Is there anything you have wanted to do and for whatever reason you keep putting it off? Is it because you are afraid to try? We are going to help each other tackle the things we are afraid to try on our own. Join us and let us hear about it in the comments! Until next week this is Tina, for all!

Skeleton Crew

There were just a few of us at the Center yesterday. Tis the season to be busy with festivities for sure! There were so few of us that those of us who rarely weave but have duties teaching or troubleshooting were able to bring out our alternate crafts! Dana and I always have a back up on hand, Dana's is a baby blanket and mine is a pair of colorwork socks.

Dana brought in some chocolate covered cherries to share!

Susan has finished the t-shirt rugs she was doing and she found some blue jean strips in the annex. She spent an hour or so getting the strips sewn together and wound on the rug shuttle and in no time she was weaving a blue jean rug!

Linda stopped by for a chat while Patty and Nikki were getting a scarf warp onto Nikki's loom.

Joycelyn has her golden warp tied on and is ready to weave after the holidays!

Karin was trying to continue her work on the online library but the wifi was out so it was on again and off again!

We only had one show and tell! Collen brought her lastest project in to show us!

Tomorrow is Christmas day! I do hope that you will have a tranquil Holiday Season wherever you are and whichever holiday you celebrate! Until next week, this is Tina, for all!

Blues and Grays

It has been cold here this week, colder than December usually is, more like January cold really. Today isn't quite as cold as yesterday it could be because we have grey clouds overhead. On days like today we really look forward to spending our day at the Center where our friends are waiting to chat while we work on our projects. The projects today have a lot of gray and blue in them, there is the occasional gold and brown but on the whole the blue/gray family. Betsy is weaving with wool on the barn frame loom, we have been talking over what could be done with this glorious fabric and I think Betsy has some good ideas.

Laura changed the threading and the tie up on the baby Mac! This is the same warp that the lawn chair towels were on.

Linda is almost done with her placemat warp, in fact I think she should finish it after I left today.

Rhonda has also changed her pattern from the original project!

Liz #2 is working along on her placemat warp and she already has a warp wound for matching napkins!

Jenny brought in some of the Gansey books she had for me to look through, and here are my knitted swatches from the yarn I brought in last week.

Guess what? It is time for Show and Tell! Rhonda brought in some sharp scissors for the Weavers to use here at the weaving Center. The scissors have lanyards attatched to them!

Betsy says that this should be a Patty show and tell but Betsy wove a shawl with this fabric and found that she never wore it! She brought it to Patty to make a top and you can tell by Betsy's face that she is so pleased!

Last year Linda's Sons brought some wool yarn back from a trip to Scotland. She wove them a scarf each, making sure that there was a random quality to the wefts!

In January we will be starting our "What are you waiting for?" challenge. My challenge is to get better aquainted with my sewing machine and sewing in general and to make things I can use and wear. Well I couldn't wait and so yesterday I made 2 tote bags out of 2 feed sacks!

Last week Mark challenged anybody to bring in the ugliest scarf they had ever woven. Nobody did except him! We all told him to take the ends off and make a mobius scarf, then Judith would be happy to wear it!

That is all I have for you today! We will be back next week for another fun filled day with the Tuesday Weavers, come and join us! Until then this is Tina, for all!