The bandweaving continues with a leap ahead in skill. See current output plus WIP on the loom.
Left the first try where I found I needed to rethink yarn choices. The white thread is braided and doesn't pack down well. Middle the second brave attempt, where I was defeated here and there by difficult to read variegated yarn. Both these ended up looking like even weave, not the goal. Warp faced is the goal, where the vertical threads are visible, the weft, horizontal threads hidden. But I hadn't figured out how to get there.
The work on the loom is where I finally realized that there was a starting move I hadn't grasped, which drew in the threads to get the desired warp faced weaving. Clever me. Finally.
The interesting thing is that this happened when I was setting up for a different weft design, which I love, clasped weft. I found it is impossible with this corrected weave because it needs to be a weft faced weave.
It cracked me up to realize that trying another weave for a nice change from struggling, accidentally solved the problem of the previous two. Chance favors the prepared mind! Also no matter what serious endeavors I undertake, comedy breaks through.
Anyway after this exciting session I thought I could do a bit of gardening, weather warm enough, cloudy. The henbit has died back enough that the bees have moved on, so I pulled it out, not too hard, and I just got done when I was surprised by rain.
Bag of debris ready to go out under the trees.
That amount of work is about my limit today. Good thing I have a small area.
I'm reading, as always, currently a reread of Cluny Brown, comfort reading while I stress about paperwork.
And in the intervals of trying to upload vital documents, when my phone decides to drop the Wi-Fi signal, I've been known to play Dino.
Your weaving is always so pretty. Nothing like getting in the garden. Have a nice day today.
ReplyDeleteI was only out a little while but I felt so virtuous.
DeleteI will try to stay off the cactus.
ReplyDeleteFortunately there aren't many where you live.
ReplyDeleteThe learning never ends and isn't that a wonderful thing. This morning at pottery I attempted to make bee baths. We shall see if they are successful.
ReplyDeleteGlad you're solving the weaving puzzles!
ReplyDeleteThere's plenty more to go!
DeleteAll the weaves have their beauty even if not what you sought to achieve on each occasion.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I think I probably am the only person to know how far they are from my plans!
DeleteMust be a pretty nimble dinosaur to go hopping around on cactus like that. Spielberg should think about putting it the next Jurassic Park sequel.
ReplyDeleteHe won't want any I've played with -- punctured!
DeleteI shall avoid cactus. The third weave looks great.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's too hard to avoid cactus in your home! Thanks for the nice words about the weaving.
DeleteWow your improving very quickly.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I wish I only had a small place. Especially when I look out and the weeds are taller than the trees
My outdoor space is quite big enough at this point for me. Long ago I had an acre with vegetables, fruit bushes, trees, lawn, and the work was endless. Now it's manageable. But I have to buy fruit and vegetables!
DeleteTiming the gardening to fit in with the rain was very clever. Well done.
ReplyDeleteMore chance than planning but thank you anyway!
DeleteYou are improving your weaving so quickly!
ReplyDeleteI did some weeding this week and ended up with too many mosquito bites! I will spray my sunhat with repellent to keep them away next time...
Mosquitoes have not arrived here. Yet.
DeleteI like Margery Sharp -- I need to pick up Cluny Brown! What a lot of weaving ! Well done!
ReplyDeleteI love cluny brown! Sharp's heroines are usually quirky self starters. I wonder if she's describing herself a bit.
DeleteHa! I have been known to play dino myself when required!
ReplyDeleteIt certainly lifts my mood briefly instead of grumbling about the holdup.
DeleteI'm ignorant about dino. As others have noted, you have learned this weaving method quickly.
ReplyDeleteDino is a little game that appears when the WiFi connection is lost. While you wait for it to return, you can play. I'm getting quite good at jumping the dino over the cactus, since this phone tends to drop the signal.
DeleteEven to my untrained eye, I can see improvement in your weaving.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I'm developing the hand movements now, and the little flick that releases yarn from the shuttle. There's quite a bit to learn but it's getting more doable.
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