Elf On A Shelf????

 

I said "please".

I even tried to cojole her!

But, she just REFUSED to get up on that shelf!!!

I guess that means she's an Elf on a Bench!!!!

  

  I think Pearl got tired of my shenaigans, so I moved on!

  Shirley turned under the hems on her placemats and got ready to sew.

Sadly, our old machine had other ideas! 

Time to call in the "fixers"!

Marie remembered that we had a "featherlite" stored in the back, so out it came.  Tina took over winding the bobbin and getting it ready to sew.

  Then Tina could get back to weaving her overshot.

 

  Barbara, Patty and Laura were keeping out of all the sewing machine talk and just kept on weaving!

  Ruth brought her family Christmas card for us to enjoy...it had all her precious pups dressed for celebrating!  She raises Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.

  We were so glad to have Liz back with us.  She's on winter break, and she was ready to get in some weaving.  She says she is retiring this summer!!!

Our new student, Judy, is getting lots of help from the weavers.  Lou Ann, Susan and Carol all joined in to help out.

Betsy has got the rhythm down for this twelve harness weave.  It's going smoothly now.  It's a beautiful baby blanket, don't you think?

We wish all our Fiber Friends a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.  

LouAnn

Such A Busy Place!!!

 

  Say Hello to our newest weaver, Judy.  Carol is helping her unwind some yarn...not just a beginner's mistake.  You get hypnotized as you're winding and forget to check your count!  (I've done it!) 

She might have gotten distracted by the conclave going on right behind her!!!  There's always something going on!

  

  Marie was winding a bowl cozy warp.  It's a rather short warp, but it's to use up some hand dyed yarn.

Then we had the (twisted) twisting sisters finishing the fringes on their shawls.  Wow!  That takes some time!  Liz and Lou Ann got a chance to chat while they twisted!

Betsy had a strange problem this morning.  The angle irons that you use to engage the harness had twisted and fell out of it's place.  I think all is right with it now.

  These back row ladies really get it done!  Hats off to Laura, Linda and Bonnie!

  She's almost through rethreading.  Tina is going to be so glad to get to weave on this warp.

  It looks as though I made a mistake when I threaded this warp!  There is a length of white thread coming off the beam!  But the weaving looks great.  Patty's rug looks great!

Karen has finished her twill samples and she's ready to weave her two table runners.  She already has a plan for where they will go!

 Today was a good day to cut off warps, too!  Candace has finished her sample warp, and now she'll need to decide what to weave next!

  Shirley's placemats are finished, and ready to be hemmed!

Last, but now the least, Pat cut off a BUNCH of rugs from the barn loom.  I bet we find out next week how many were on that cloth beam!

Stay warm and safe, Fiber Friends.  Winter is really here!!!

LouAnn

While I Was Doing This.....

 

It takes awhile to braid the yarn on the "Patty" hats....I traded braiding Marie's hat while she threaded the stick looms.

Pat volunteered to help Marie with the threading.  Sharon worked on this project, too!

Lou Ann finished her shawl that we have admired for the last few months.  We'll get to see her twist the fringes next!!!

Jocelyn was working on her scarf warp....she just looks like Christmas!!!

These towels make Bonnie happy!  Click on them so you can see the pattern!!!

Marilyn did a little sampling before she starts her new scarf warp.

Shirley is smiling because this is the last placemat on this warp!!!!

Do you see that pattern?  WOW!  That's why Betsy is smiling!!!

Patty, Barbara and Linda were extra busy today....and not just with their warps!!!!!

Shannon really likes her finished scarves that she cut off today.  That's two scarves and some fabric to play with!!!

  Pearl found the donated craft magazines....that's always fun!

Carol is still under the weather...we send BIG hugs.

Stay warm and dry my fiber friends!!!!

LouAnn