Moving on Up & Pretty Things

You may recall that not long ago we had a huge batch of new students come all at once. Well, quite a few of them are ready to learn about the world and wonders of floor looms. Some of our floor looms are ready for new projects and the weavers who have been using them will be gone for a month or two in the near future. So today I got several pictures of floor loom warping basics. (Oh, and we started two new students this week as well!)

Next comes a picture of Carol and one of the new students with some of the "older students" in the game of "What happens next?".

Linda is working on a bamboo warp from one of our hand dying sessions last year. Mark and Patty are coming to the end of their warps!

Now for Show and Tell, Shannon made the rounds of the room today while she was on a Facetime call with her tiny granddaughter and all of the warps and skeins from dye day were put on display. Also Patty brought in some of the skeins of linen yarn that she had dyed that day.

John Paul brought in some mug rugs he had woven using Krokbrag and clasp weft techniques and I brought in a roll of placemats and runners that I wove from a roll of strips that a weaver long ago had lovingly pieced together and then left behind. I picked it up here at the Center when a weaver's estate was brought in ages ago! So many different colors and fabrics were in that roll, I will never be able to replicate it.

Jenny made a rug out of corespun alpaca, there is a super cool pattern on the edging, and Patty made "Friendship" towels out of 8/4 cotton in many different colors.

Samantha brought in some beautiful ethnic fabric from Thailand, we always love to see these glimpses into other cultures.

Shannon brought in a computer bag from a singles placemat that Pat had given her and then she opened a small tub that she had brought in. Inside the tub were a couple of dresses and a coat that her Mother had made her daughter. They were heavily smocked and beautifully sewn! My pictures do not do them justice!

Finally, Mark made a scarf for his Son out of his favorite colors.

That is all for this week, we have some empty looms to dress in the coming weeks, stay tuned! Tina, for all