Laura Fry Weaving Studio

Category: efficiency

  • Making Choices

    Making Choices

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    Laura Fry
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    I’m in a rambling frame of mind with thoughts loosely connected – perhaps I can weave a complete post from them…. The next issue of Handwoven is sliding through mail slots, but I haven’t yet received mine. However I have seen the galley proofs, and know that they didn’t use all of the photos I…

  • Tea Towels for Tien

    Tea Towels for Tien

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    Laura Fry
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    So here is the first warp for Tien to weave on when she arrives. Once in a while I do a time study to see how long a particular task takes me. I do this for many reasons – pricing – partly – so I know how much money I should be charging for my…

  • The Tally for the Day

    The Tally for the Day

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    Laura Fry
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    Today I: wove a chenille scarf and finished the warp on the loomdressed the loom, wove two more scarvesdressed the loom, wove two more scarvesgot the next warp attached to the apron beam ready to beam tomorrowwound skeins to be dyed next warp – pretty! I also:read my bookhad coffee with the neighbour where we…

  • Coaching Weaving

    Coaching Weaving

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    Laura Fry
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    Having Syne come to the studio meant I spent some time analyzing what I do in order to try and come up with the language needed to convey the skills being shown. You can read about Syne’s perspective here: http://3.ly/B3x One of the things that new weavers don’t understand right away is that the relationship…

  • The Tricky Bit

    The Tricky Bit

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    Laura Fry
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    It’s beginning to come back to me – how much extra work and how fiddly working with two warp layers is. 🙂 The above photo shows the first warp all beamed, and the second (upper) warp nearly beamed. I put plastic over the bottom warp beam just to make sure that nothing gets caught on…

  • Who’s That Tapping?

    Who’s That Tapping?

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    Laura Fry
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    So I had a little oopsie while beaming the tea towel warp. Well, more than one, but I’ll only discuss one here! One of the ends snagged on the S hook holding the water jug and broke about 2 yards from the end. Then I couldn’t find the other end – no doubt buried in…

  • Who’s That Tapping?

    Who’s That Tapping?

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    Laura Fry
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    So I had a little oopsie while beaming the tea towel warp. Well, more than one, but I’ll only discuss one here! One of the ends snagged on the S hook holding the water jug and broke about 2 yards from the end. Then I couldn’t find the other end – no doubt buried in…

  • Who’s That Tapping?

    Who’s That Tapping?

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    Laura Fry
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    So I had a little oopsie while beaming the tea towel warp. Well, more than one, but I’ll only discuss one here! One of the ends snagged on the S hook holding the water jug and broke about 2 yards from the end. Then I couldn’t find the other end – no doubt buried in…

  • Getting A Grip on Work

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    Laura Fry
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    Job List Weave chenille warps Wind Bamboo Rain Wind Silk Boucle Wind tea towel warpReview S&WReview DPWWeave shawl warps Hem afghans Hem tea towels Wet finish tea towels (one load – 24 towels)Hem tea towels (as above)Dye Skeins Knit sample of Bamboo RainKnit Bamboo Rain shawlI am a big fan of job lists. Lists keep…

  • Doing the Same Old Thing

    Doing the Same Old Thing

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    Laura Fry
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    Got the next warp rough sleyed before dinner, then afterwards I beamed/threaded/sleyed and tied on. Since I’ve had issues of efficiency on my mind I did a quick time survey. The warp was beamed and threaded in under 30 minutes (10 inches at 16 epi, 5 meters long) and the sleying took 7 minutes. Tieing…