Warps in Progress

There were 3 new warps making there way from the warping boards to the looms today. Liz #2 is going to be rep weaving placemats. She has never done it before and is eager to get to it!

Shannon has a very fine and sticky warp going on her loom for fabric I think. She wished me to thank Pearl, Patty and myself for helping her persevere in getting this cranky yet beautiful yarn tamed and on the back beam!

Laura is at the beginning stages of getting her warp on the baby Macomber.

We have a new student, Mary, and she has wound her first warp. I did not manage to get a picture of the warp making it to the loom, but I am sure that next week we will be able to catch up with it.

Wendy has a great eye for color and design!

How about some fabric? Susan #2 is making great progress on her mixed warp plainweave.

Linda has found a pattern she is enjoying!

Rhonda has switched to navy weft for this next blanket.

Okay folks, it is time for Show and Tell! Shannon went to the Crafters yard sale in Asheville this week and came home with some treasures! A couple of reeds, some spinning fiber and some colorful leather to trim the bags she loves to make.

Rhonda has been using up some handwoven fabric to make a drink cozi that could be used for a mug or a glass!

Patty made a small bag this week with a scarf that was too heavy to be a scarf! She also brought in a top project that she deemed was a fail, though many thought it had possibilities.

I also had a couple of things for show and tell and as usual they also qualify for the "What are you waiting for" Challenge! During the Tour de France my online guild has what we call the Tour de Fleece! Everyone makes their own goals, mine is to de-hair as much of my Nigora fleeces as possible. I had 8 tubs of fleece, before the tour started I had already emptied 1 tub, during the men's race I emptied another one and am close to finishing 2 more. I hope to get them done before the womens race starts next week. I also, got my nerve up and finished taking in the Chemise that my friend LouAnn made for me several years ago for my Museum costume. At the time we both agreed that it was too large and now it is done. I am making some lace to go around the neck but that is an extra.

That is all for today, tune in next week for more fun! Until then this is Tina, for all!

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