Trying out New Weave Structures

I have a couple of new things today, Colleen is continuing on with a structure we may have seen last week or the week before, but it is still the first time I have seen it in the Studio. This is called Summer/Winter, with the back side of the cloth being the opposite of the front side.

Susan is working on her first Double width project and it is moving along nicely! Sometimes you have to see it to believe it!

I will have another new weave structure during Show and Tell, but for now I have a couple of warps that I took pictures of and entirely forgot to get a shot of the weaver involved! First there is Betsy's wool project on the Barn frame loom and next is baby blankets that Rhonda is working on.

Up next I have Pearl at her loom weaving hand towels in broken twill.

Now for a couple of in process pictures! Kris adding heddles to the harness' for her next project.

Laura helping Patty with a top she is working on.

Marie, Patty and Karin starting to enter our inventory into Excel.

I caught Mark in full reach as he is threading the heddles for his next project.

Hey! It is time for Show and TellCharlotte came by today to show us what she has been working on! She has mug rugs in Monks belt and a scarf in Huck lace.

Joyclynn brought in her finished scarf and told us what her plans are for the next project using up some of the yarn she had left over.

Betsy's Husband had been very creative with his 3D printer lately and each week Betsy brings new things for us to see!

Pearl brought in some socks that she had made from yarn that she had been given so long ago that the socks qualify for the "What are you waiting for?" challenge!

That is all we have for you this week, come back next week to see what else we are getting into! Until then this is Tina, for all!

Teamwork

We have had a day of different kinds of teamwork. From moving heddles while threading was in progress to rolling up a run of rugs that Judith had on the Studio loom, in fact lets start with Judith and the Studio loom. The cloth beam was definitely full and Judith was trying her best to get the last rug finished when Pop! One of the cords that is part of the Jack system broke. Patty and Rhonda and I got the cord replaced and Judith was able to finish the last rug!

It wasn't long before I was called over to snap a picture of Judith removing the rugs. As the bundle of rugs grew, Betsy stepped in to help hold the weight.

Once Judith had finished getting the rugs off of the loom she stepped over to help Mark get his warp wound on to his loom!

Our newest student Karen has wound her first warp and Dana helped her start the process of dressing the loom. I love her color choices!

Shannon was having trouble with a fine warp that was having too much fun bunching together while Dana and Pearl tried to tame it from the front of the loom!

Angie is almost finished threading the heddles for this project.

Kris has wound her warp onto the backbeam (Susan #2 helped) and is ready to thread next week.

Hey, it is time for Show and Tell! Liz finished her shawl warp and got the fringes done over this last week. She put it on to show how the hand dyed warp wrapped around her and continued through the fringe.

Rhonda took a placemat that she was not happy with and made it into a drawstring purse!

Alice has finished a couple of pairs of Shoe strings and Dana found the cutest way to display them! Laura, Kris, Susan (who were winding Kris'warp onto the backbeam) and Betsy looked on with joy!

Last week Laura was looking throught the Janet Meany rug book during Show and Tell, and all of a sudden she exclaimed "Thats my Mom's pattern!" Evidently Laura had been looking for a long time for the only threading pattern that her Mom used for rugs for years, and there it was in plain sight!

That is all for today, join us next week to see what we get into next! Until then this is Tina, for all

Not so Hot July 7th

The recent heat wave in our area has broken at least for this week, our temps shouldn't reach 90F, fingers crossed! Even so it was great to pass from the parking lot into the air conditioning of our Basement class space at the Appalachian Arts Craft Center near Norris, TN. We had a full house today, almost every loom has a weaver in tow. Several looms are being warped many projects are at the weaving stage and at least one warp was cut off this week! Joycelynn cut her shawl warp off before she left today and she wants to try a more decorative fringe treatment that just twisting the fringe.

Shannon has a scrumptious warp ready to go onto the loom!

I think this is Cathy's warp because of the variegated weft yarn.

Rhonda's blanket warp is progressing.

Colleen is weaving hand towels in "Summer and Winter"!

Mark is putting a napkin warp on the Norwood loom.

We have a new student today! Karen was winding her warp as I was going out the door!

Before you know it lunchtime has arrived and after that a moment to discuss business.

Following our lunchtime we always have an opportunity for Show and Tell. Rhonda took advantage of the blazing heat in her greenhouse and did some solar dyeing of Mohair locks from her own Angora goats!

Shannon finished a custom order of bowl cozies in Shadow weave using 8/4.

Patty handwove a liturgical stole for her husband's cousin who was recently ordained. Patty also did the embroidery and taylored the stole to fit neatly around the neck.

I took advantage of several days alone recently and in honor of our "what are you waiting for" challenge I hand dipped 64 beeswax candles! I also blended some home grown Nigora with silk and made a lace weight 2 ply yarn to finish a project that I have been working on.

Mark brought in the last of his placemats and true to our policy, he wove to the very end and ended up with a tiny one!

That is all for this week, check back next Tuesday to what else we get into! Until then this is Tina,for all!