Pot Luck???

  Today would have been our first 5th Tuesday pot luck lunch....if only we could be together!  But, we are practicing social distancing to keep each other safe!  That doesn't mean we haven't been in contact....oh, NO!  The emails and text have been flying like crazy!
  So, let me catch you up with the Tuesday Weavers!!!!

Carol is recovering from knee surgery and rehab....by moving her daughter into her new condo!  When she's not moving boxes, she's been cutting t-shirts into strips for more rugs.  We all need a supervisor, Carol!!!!

 This is Marie's new towel pattern:  8/2 cotton warp with handspun indigo cotton weft.  LOVE that pattern!










   Not weaving, but, doesn't that look yummy!  Hey, Jocelyn!  There's no better way to bake cornbread than in an iron skillet!  She has posted some of her paintings on Facebook, so I know she's staying busy.

  Linda is weaving a table runner in the Butterflies In Clover pattern from Handwoven.  She texted me a little while ago that she's warping her Inkle loom....she's a busy lady!

  Bonnie attended the cobweb broom class earlier in the month.  These are her two brooms ready for spring cleaning!!!













Sorry, Betsy!  I can't get this picture turned the right way!  But, you can see all the placemats that she hemmed from the warp she wove at the Center.



 








 Sharon has been very, very busy!





 These are her towel warps.





 AND, she did a little indigo dyeing, too!!!!

 Tina has been spinning and knitting!  That crocodile scarf is just too cute!











-Patty has been making masks....and she's ready to return to her little corner of the Studio.

-Liz wants some more 8/4!

-Marilyn has reorganized her shelves in her loom room and weaving with her granddaughter.
 
-Me?  I've been going through my fabric stash and washing up some for possible projects.  I just got a subscription to Heddlecraft, and I have been working my way through the issues.

Our next 5th Tuesday Pot Luck is June 30th.  I am looking forward to that already.
Happy Weaving.....and stay safe!
LouAnn

I saw this on Facebook, and it sums up how I feel right now.

Keep Calm and Carry On

  Regardless of what is going on in the world, weavers just keep on keeping on!!!!

  Case in point:  more yarn!!!
And, you don't even see the 24 cones of white 8/4!

Ah-ha!  There it is!  The white yarn will be going on the Leclerc counter-balance loom.  We set it up for lots and lots of placemats!

  It looks like Marilyn is giving Alyce an Inkle loom lesson. 

Ray is in the process of planning his next warp for the Studio loom.  Wonder what he has in mind?????


















  Betsy is winding her warp:  looks to be about twelve yards!  What do you have in mind, Betsy?

   Patty decided it was time to cut off her roll of placemats (there's still plenty of warp left on the loom!!!)  These can be hemmed and taken upstairs to the shop.

  Marie and Shirley found room on the shelf for all the new yarn cones.  Threading is on-going for Linda.

 




  Weaving friends!!!  The best!


Happy Weaving!
LouAnn



p.s.  Thanks to Marie and Sharon for today's pictures!

MARCH Right In!

  What a great way to start off the day!  Cut that warp of placemats off of that loom!!!! 
  Laura then got busy serging the raw edges for the hems.  She has her work cut out for her at home this week.  Then she needs to start thinking about her next project!













  Betsy is trying to decide what to do for her next project.  She and Marie were working on drawdowns on Marie's tablet this morning.  Strickler is always a good resource!
  (Note Pat's handwoven vest in the background!)

 
  Spring is full of beautiful colors, and these three ladies set the stage today.  Margi, Peggy and Alyce are at different stages of their projects:  Margi is trying out different colors and treadling for her mug rugs.  Peggy is finishing her threading, while Alyce is weaving away on the Pup.












  Bonnie, Sharon and Liz kept the back row humming along.  Shawls, scarves and placemats are being woven on these looms.









 Tina provided technical assistance today for Carl's loom.  The cords needed some attention!










   Carol is often called in for technical help!  Susan is warping her loom for her second warp.






  Carol got called in for more help this afternoon.  Carl is still having trouble with this loom:  it seems I put a thread through the heddle on shaft 5 when it should be on #4!  (I'll be fixing that next week!!!)
  Pearl is still weaving on her lace warp.











   Remember a couple of weeks ago when Ray was hanging the rugs in the stair well????  Here they are!  Patty and I got a chance to admire the workmanship.










  After doing some sample weaving, Marilyn is ready to get going on her placemat warp.














  Linda finished her "temperature" project on her Cricket.  Each color change represents the temperature of each day in the year she was born.  We decided it would be fun to compare the temperature range of another year.
  Great job, Linda!!!!!

I'm sure we'll see lots of temperature changes this month.....March can be fickle in East Tennessee!

Happy Weaving!
LouAnn