Off Again, On Again!

What a day in the Studio today was! There were projects coming off and going on the looms at a fast pace! Let's show you the projects coming off of the looms first. Let's start with Jenny's scarf project. Jenny has been working on this vibrant pink warp for a few months, and today was the day it was finished. She cut it off of the loom and went to the countertop and immediately cut the scarves apart and Pearl did a quick fashion show for us!

Rhonda, Betsy and Liz cut their projects off of the looms today! Rhonda was making towels in M's and O's, Betsy was weaving fabric for bowl cozies and Liz was making patterned Towels in different colors.

We have a good group of new students right now. You have met Elizabeth before, but we are adding Kathryn, and one other who I didn't talk to about posting photos yet. Nikki is in the photo behind Katryn but she is already a weaver and is joining in the fun!

About this time I heard Patty say, does anybody know if there is something wrong with the toilet? Then Pearl said "It looks like somebody was smoking on the toilet!" I was just getting ready to ask if I should ask upstairs when I went to take a look.

There was some discussion still going on when the culprit fessed up! Leave it to Marilyn to keep things light!

Now for the projects that are going onto the looms. Once again I will start with Jenny because she went straight for the hand dyed warps and picked one and got it on the loom this afternoon! We had a few issues since even though there was a cross when the warp was wound, it had not been tied well and we had to pick a new cross. We knew it would be a little difficult to wind on but it is all behind us now and Jenny will thread next week.

Mark is putting a warp on his loom, this time it will be fabric for soup cozies. Liz #2 is getting what I think is a towel warp on her loom. Last time I looked Kris was threading through the reed on her napkin warp.

Alice is weaving on an inkle loom again today. The thread is so small I had to enlarge the picture to show the pattern, these will be used for lanyards. JP is coming close to the end of his first scarf in an 8 harness pinwheel pattern.

Now for Show and Tell! Patty brought in a shawl she finished this week, there are several different fibers used in the shawl making for fabulous color and texture. Mark brought in a rug he made for he and Judith's new house!

That is it for this week, we will see you next time, until then this is Tina, for all!

Show and Tell!

We are back with a "Show and Tell" only episode! A couple of weeks ago Shannon did an after hours class on Tuesday. It was all about sewing a small bag with a zipper. There was a great turnout and so many cute bags! In the first photo I can see that Kris, Jenny, Karin, Susan had a wonderful time and in the second photo I see Kris, Jenny, Marilyn, Karin, Rhonda, Cathy, Elizabeth, Cathy's sister Nikki, Patty, Susan, Marie and JP all got in on the class!

Alice is really doing a great job on the Inkle loom! She brought in 2 new bands last week to share with us.

Cathy took her towel project off the loom and Shannon cut her project off the loom as well. If I remember correctly this one is a project for the "Unfinished Business Challenge"!

Jenny brought in her bag from the class and she also brought in a hat that she had knit from Mohair!

Dana brought in a towel that she had finished, the pattern is from the Davison green book and Mark brought in the last of his placemats in Ellens Pattern

Next week we will be back to our usual blog post, until this this is Tina, for all

Drive By Visit!

Carol stopped by today for a few minutes. She made the rounds of the room as usual, checking in with everyone as she went. It was so good to catch up!

Kris is getting her napkin project beamed today and Karin gave her a hand.

Marilyn has finally worked out how to weave a pick up band on a floor loom! Mark is getting ready to put a new bowl cozy warp on the Leclerc Mira.

Elizabeth has tied on her first warp and has begun a plainweave hem, the rest of the lesson will be using various twills. Karin brought in some finished fabric for an upcoming event, there are a total of 15 table center pieces! Now to check for mistakes before hemming and washing! Someone brought in an old newspaper clipping (I think it was Kathy!) of Pat! I made her hold it while I took her picture!

Show and Tell time! Patty brought in a shawl as an "Unfinished Business Challenge" project. This one was woven on a rigid heddle loom. She also made a series of handtowels on commission thinking that 2 would go to the client. When she sent pictures for the client to choose from she decided she wanted 4!

Alice showed us a lanyard she has made out of teeny tiny thread!

Mark brought in the placemats he had taken off of the Leclerc Mira last week.

That is all until next week! Until then this is Tina, for all!