tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post5868357329802381074..comments2024-03-22T17:30:05.579-07:00Comments on Weaving a Life: Blue MoodLaura Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-41875641080639088532010-01-14T13:52:15.981-08:002010-01-14T13:52:15.981-08:00Hi Sharon,
Try some sizing - Leclerc makes a warp...Hi Sharon,<br /><br />Try some sizing - Leclerc makes a warp dressing, or you can brush on some starch or even try using a hairspray! Something to give the yarn a little more stability.<br /><br />Been there, know how frustrating it can be!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />LauraLaura Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-29401906339103995922010-01-14T13:44:09.938-08:002010-01-14T13:44:09.938-08:00You are warm and we are cooooold. Well, colder th...You are warm and we are cooooold. Well, colder than usual until today. Today we are about back to average for a few days. And of course it's all relative. <br /><br />That pattern is very very nifty. I love what you do with 16 shafts!<br /><br />I'm having a struggle deciding if I want to bother with a warp. I think the yarn has gotten too old and is not good because I've had four threads break already (nothing is crossed - they just seem to have weak spots) and the warp was fiddly winding on. The thing I hate is that the six inches of towel I did get woven feels really good so I hate to lose the warp. On the other hand... all that breaking thread is driving me crazy and I'm not even sitting down at the loom - which means nothing is getting woven. grrrSharon Schulzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697870972304497221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-17098453679581193862010-01-14T08:53:23.241-08:002010-01-14T08:53:23.241-08:00The weave structure is twill blocks. The main mot...The weave structure is twill blocks. The main motif is threaded over 12 shafts, the background area is threaded on an additional 4 shafts. I have 16 shafts, so have a little more leeway when it comes to messing about with how I thread a pattern. :)<br /><br />I'm sure you could do something similar with overshot but it would have longer floats, not necessarily suitable for towels. Would make a nice table runner, tho.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />LauraLaura Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-51864769266053866112010-01-14T08:43:02.732-08:002010-01-14T08:43:02.732-08:00Dear Laura your towels look fabulous. I'm curi...Dear Laura your towels look fabulous. I'm curious that it looks like overshot but is obviously a twill. I hate to pick your brains but how did you do that? and is it 8 shaft? because maybe I could try that. It looks very classysilkynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-35219044350884810692010-01-13T20:54:28.744-08:002010-01-13T20:54:28.744-08:00I much prefer my boat shuttle to a hand efs. :) ...I much prefer my boat shuttle to a hand efs. :) Call me a dinosaur, I guess. :D<br /><br />Cheers,<br />LauraLaura Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-45509634299541885792010-01-13T18:36:52.746-08:002010-01-13T18:36:52.746-08:00I was so happy to see you're using a boat shut...I was so happy to see you're using a boat shuttle. I can't afford to spring for an end-feed shuttle et al so have tried to get a rhythm and keep the weaver's angle going. I appreciate all the teaching you do in your blog. I now have a premeasured strip of bias tape running up the sides of my towels and a contrast weft between them. I have ordered a towel-sized temple but it's back ordered.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432035940956042729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-74672691133509612972010-01-13T13:56:16.351-08:002010-01-13T13:56:16.351-08:00I'm really happy with this warp, too. :)
I&#...I'm really happy with this warp, too. :)<br /><br />I'm enjoying Mean Streets, and will look for Kat Richardson at the library. Not too sure about Simon Green. Haven't gotten to the last story yet. :)<br /><br />While I don't use floating selvedges myself, I also don't weave weft faced rugs. If I did, I think the Norway selvedge treatment is excellent.<br /><br />As for the border, I wanted to isolate the motif in the centre but felt it needed something to 'catch' the eye at the edge. :)<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Laura<br />who thinks the grips are a really neat idea! Weather continues unseasonably warm for two more weeks which should melt the rest of the ice - for now....Laura Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-51573493127539963382010-01-13T13:36:13.036-08:002010-01-13T13:36:13.036-08:00I love the X and O border. It's a very lovely...I love the X and O border. It's a very lovely pattern - soft and gentle.Benitahttp://www.basicallybenita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-11734725231128909262010-01-13T12:55:51.192-08:002010-01-13T12:55:51.192-08:00Oh, know what you mean about the ice. Here's ...Oh, know what you mean about the ice. Here's my recommendation - Get a Grip Ultra. Have dealt with this co. several times over several years. These cleats pack pancake flat in a homemade bubble wrap bag and get carried around if I'm at all suspicious of what's underfoot. <br /><br />Thanks for the info on the Norway selvedges on your Weavolution blog.<br /><br />--Sue in MAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-84108824214359231362010-01-13T10:25:37.093-08:002010-01-13T10:25:37.093-08:00Mean Streets is a great collection! I checked it o...Mean Streets is a great collection! I checked it out from the library because of the Jim Butcher story and wound up liking them all just as well. Remy Chandler is me new favorite character.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280113232334382411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-44080861777530039672010-01-13T05:49:49.633-08:002010-01-13T05:49:49.633-08:00Love the blue tea towels - beautiful! Weaverly you...Love the blue tea towels - beautiful! Weaverly yours ... Barbarabarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00465878144931259109noreply@blogger.com