Random thoughts of a fiber enthusiast – mostly fiber related, sometimes coherent.
Wednesday * February 22nd 2012
Aug29
Because some of you asked… Warp Length: Wound on 10 yards Wove 9 yds according to my on loom measurements while under tension + 1 yd of color sample Off loom measurement: 8 yds of fabric; about 7 yards usable Width: 30″ wide at the reed 28″ wide at the fell 28″ off the loom [...]
Aug28
In every sense of the word. The yardage is done. At least, it’s been woven. I stopped at about 9 yards, by my calculations. I wove a sampler with different weft colors, leftover from the original sample. I probably could have woven another 15″ or so, but I am done. I was so sick of [...]
Aug27
I’m now half way through Chart 8 (of 11). Round 195 of 223. Just shy of 70%. And yes, this is all before I start the border. Each round is taking more than an hour to complete now. I have serious doubts as to whether I’ll be able to finish this in time for SOAR. [...]
Aug23
Clockwise from left: Fermented Suint Method (FSM): grabbed a handful and left it to soak in the FSM bath for about 7 days. (More about it here, here, and here.) Finger sized locks placed in a small plastic mesh bag (like garlic bag) and washed in hot soapy water (Ecover dish soap) and rinsed twice, a [...]
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Aug21
I am keeping a notebook while I weave yardage for the jacket. I’m keeping track of time spent, amount woven, things that work and what don’t. How the handspun is (or in most cases not) holding up and why. I auditioned nearly all the shuttles I have in the house. The Bluster Bay Swedish-Styled Shuttle [...]
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