Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Three Ring Circus!

  I often wonder if Carol feels like she's in charge of a three ring circus....there is so much going on in the Studio every Tuesday.  For example:  Marie and Ray are teaching a class this weekend, and the students will be weaving mug rugs on the table looms.  They have five folks signed up for the class, which means that five looms need to be warped and ready to weave.  (This is just a "throw the shuttle" class!)
  I finished one loom that Ray had started, and Marie is working on another loom.











  Ray is a front to back warper, and here he is threading the reed on another loom.  (He informed me that I needed to learn another way to warp....I informed Carol that I was glad she taught me back to front warping!)
  Now, you might have noticed that yummy looking rum cake on the counter in front of Ray.  Ms. Ila baked it for our lunch today.  We invited the Board to join the Tuesday Weavers for pizza and dessert.
  Pat acted as moderator for our meeting with the Board.  Thank you, Pat!  I think we covered a lot of issues.







  Carol is still watching over our newest weavers.  As most of us know, weaving is a life long learning adventure!!!!
  That's Jaid's second warp, by the way!  She's doing a great job.  And, Mary is coming right along on her first warp.



  Now, that brings us to another project going on in our Studio:  weaving bands to make key rings for Convergence 2020.  Tina has finished one warp on the big Inkle loom, and she's warped it for the next round.  Shirley brought her Inkle loom to wind a warp that she can work on at home.

  Liz is winding a warp for towels....we need more towels for the shop!!!



  You might think that Alyce and Pearl are avoiding the camera again, but you would be wrong.  They are singing harmony!!!!
  Alyce is threading her newest warp, and Pearl is winding a warp for Dye Day, which is coming up next week.  It's a given that if they are in close proximity, they will be singing a duet!  Lovely!!!!

  And, that's our new weaver, Patty, winding another warp for Dye Day.

  These will be warps for more towels!!!!


  Despite all the hoopla going on, Carl just started weaving on the newest blue jean rug.  These are going to be sooooooo nice!

  We really need to have a talk with Carol and get some tips on how she keeps in all under control.   This circus might have more than three rings......


Happy Weaving!
LouAnn