Fifth Tuesday Tradition!

Years ago, our dear friend LouAnn came up with an idea for spacing out our Potluck lunches. She simply pointed out that the months that have 5 Tuesdays are spaced evenly throughout the year. Ever since then we have continued this tradition, and each time we do I think about LouAnn and how much she influenced our group. She was the one who came up with our various challenges, she worked together with the rest of us to get the booth set up at the Fall show and for years she was the main poster of this blog. We lost LouAnn 3 years ago this month, and those of us who knew and loved her miss her very much. This being a fifth Tuesday, I got a chance to take close up pictures of all the yummy things on the kitchen island before lunch.

Before lunch I managed to capture a couple of pictures of pretty warps and wefts to show you. The colorful one is what Cathy is working on and the Liz is working on the second warp.

Just before lunch a couple of the girls (you know who you are!) let me know that Mark had a tangle in the warp he was winding!!!

After lunch Samantha pitched in to help him get the tangle cleared.

After lunch it was time for Show and Tell! Peggy came by to show us what she has been working on. One was a set of open weave structure wall hangings and the other was a bunch (lots!) of placemats woven with a design Peggy found in Weft Magazine.

Alice has finished several pairs of shoe laces and brought them in for us to admire, and Betsy showed us a vase that her Husband did for her on his 3D printer! I think he may have started something!

Linda wove 6 hand towels with cats in them! Meow!

As part of this years "What are you waiting for" Challenge, I have finally begun to work through my tubs of Nigora fleece. I dehaired 1 fleece using special combs and then I blended that fleece with Tussah silk which is almost the same color as this Nigora fleece. I spun a fine lace weight yarn with this blend and am knitting a small scarf with the resulting yarn. I wanted a yarn with a bit of halo and while so far it isn't as much as I had hoped it would be it may improve after it is washed and blocked.

Mark brought in his latest placemats with a hint of Chartruese! Zing!

Well friends, that is all I have for you this week, who knows what we will get into next week! Until then this is Tina, for all!

Two Weeks in One! (Again!)

Dreary clouds are outside today promising rain but not quite delivering it! Meanwhile, we have once again made our way to the Craft Center just outside of Norris TN. (Exit 122 off of I-75 north of Knoxville) We do the work that needs to be done, some are weaving on looms and some are putting new warps on this week because they finished the last project on the loom last week. Since I am doing 2 weeks in one we will be able to see a tiny bit of progression in the photos and commentary. For example, last week I took a picture of Angie weaving on her towel project last week and this week she finished the weaving and took it off of the loom, then she turned around and began planning the next project!

Last week I got some pictures of Pearl and Shirley and their twin warps! This week I got a picture of Shirley and her finished project!

Last week I caught Susan #3 at the warping board, busy with a double width blanket project. Today I helped her get the warp spread through the raddle and ready to wind onto the back beam.

Betsy, Laura and Shannon are weaving on firmly established projects. Betsy is on the Barn Frame loom weaving wool fabric for a poncho and Laura is weaving hand towels on a Junior Macomber Shannon is on weaving towel on one of the Leclerc looms!

Now it is time for Show and Tell! Last week Shannon brought in a tool she had found to hold her weaving pattern on a loom that doesn't have a table nearby and a small bag that she had made from some fabric scraps! This week Shannon brought in the new flyers that we need to advertise the Center and the weavers when we do demo's and shows.

Last week Shirley brought in one of Carol's tops that Shirley had bought many years ago, this one is made from fabric left over from other tops!

Last week Patty brought in some fun handtowels she had woven at home and this week it was Susan #3 that brought in handtowels on a hand dyed warpp.

That is all I have for you this week! I will be out of town for a couple of Tuesdays so it will be late June before I will be able to post a blog. Until then this it Tina, for all!

So Many Colors!

We have so many colorful warps going onto the looms!

Joycelyn has the weaving well underway on this colorful warp!

Now it is time for Show and Tell! Wendy one of our new students brought in her first finished projects!

Rhonda brought in a coin purse she made from some handwoven scraps and a cowl she made with handwoven fabric!

Remember the Poncho that Laura made from fabric that Betsy had woven on the old Barn Frame Loom? Well it found a home today with Marilyn! She initially thought to give it as a gift, but quickly changed her mind and decided to keep it!

That is it for today! I thought I might have a "Tips and Tricks" piece for today, but it will have to wait to next week! Until then, this is Tina, for all!