The end of a project, falling a little short!

This sometimes it happens when you warp sectionally.  It is easy to shortchange one or more sections by a rotation or two.  I was actually pleased that it only happened to one section, I have done worse!

So here we are at the very end of things.  I can go no further.  I wove off the last of my bobbin, which remarkable enough coincided with the very last possible shed.

Here it is on the front beam.  Isn't that a beautiful shot!  It just makes me smile!

Here we are all piled in a heap.  It had been so long since I started weaving these cloths that I had forgotten how much trouble I had at the very beginning.  I had to use a temple to keep from snapping the warp threads.

I got 6 breadcloths, and yards and yards of fabric.

Things I learned:

I don't like using a temple if I can help it.  It really slows me down even slower than I normally am!

I can't do finger manipulated lace for very long, it really aggravates my carpal tunnell.

I like how the warp groupings show up in the fabric.  (You can see it best in the blue cloth above.)

I will never use cotton flake in a warp again.  ( and I just had the blue stripes in cotton flake)!

For my next project Lou Ann had a great idea.  She wants me to try some couch sized coverlets, using 8/4 carpet warp.  I am anxious to get going, in fact I may go upstairs and get set up to wind on a new warp as soon as I finish here.

I got a new book this week, "Respect the Spindle" by Abby Franquemont,  It is by far the best book I have read on spinning with a spindle.  In response, I spent 20 minutes today spinning on a drop spindle, and 20 minutes spinning on my pedal driven spindle wheel.  I hope to do that 3 to 4 times a week to increase my skill in this lost art. 

Until next week, Happy Weaving and Spinning, Tina

9.2 miles logged this week.