Step by Step

 

Yesterday I reached the 1/3 done stage of this warp.  The web was cut off and the warp re-tied and I began again.

I have not wet finished these yet, there are only 7 towels and that's kind of a small load to run the washer/dryer so I'll wait.  I *may* do that after I've woven the next 7 towels, but I may wait until the entire warp has been woven.

I still have to inspect and repair the towels, but so far weaving has been going fairly smoothly and hopefully there will not be too many oopsies to fix.  (Yes, there are some, of course there are!)

The weft for these towels is some 2/15 yarn (labelled by the mill as 2 ply, 15 count, warp spun, so I'm assuming ring spun.)  I received it in error, but decided to keep it and use it up rather than pay to ship it back to the mill.  It is 'different' from the 'usual' 2/16 I get from Brassard.  I should dig out my microscope and see if I can figure out why.  OTOH, it seems to be weaving up ok (I used some of the yarn on the end of the previous warp and after wet finishing it has a nice handle) so I don't need to know, I'm just curious.  Anyway, I am worrying away at the two smaller cones, but I have 3 more (!) of full sized cones, so I figure enough weft for 3 more towel warps.  Oops.

I got the order to Brassard for the 2/20 mercerized cotton but I have not yet received confirmation that it has been mailed.  And of course next Tuesday is a national holiday, and I have no idea if Brassard is just taking Monday off, too, or if they will be notifying of the shipping details before the holiday.

Anyway, a reminder of my July sale - Buy Two, get a Third free.  This 'sale' is not available to US addresses.  If I'm going to boycott made in America products, I can hardly ask USians to buy *my* stuff.  However, I will investigate shipping costs to Europe, if anyone there is interested.  I need the shipping address, weight and parcel dimensions to know how much the shipping will cost.

Shipping within Canada is included in the price listed in my ko-fi shop.

In the meantime, I press on, trying to get to the loom twice a day, dealing with as little as I can because I'm still not sleeping 'well' and constantly pushing through the fatigue.  Hopefully I'll get some more answers (if they are useful or helpful is to be determined) next week and be able to be more comfortable in my body.  

Getting old is NOT for sissies.  At least the way *I* am aging it's not.  OTOH I am still here, still want to weave, can still write (sort of), so I keep going.