Category: painted warps
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Scarf/Sample #2
Got started on the second scarf/sample. I had thought to use a blue/red but when this part of the warp came up over the beam I realized that wasn’t the best choice and switched to an orange/red. After the bit of olive/sage green the warp morphs into a rather bright pink so the orange/red weft…
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And Away We Go…
The shorter of the two warps going onto the loom using my trusty warping valet Beginning to weave – weft here is Bambu 7 Wine. The warp was threaded in a straight draw and is being woven in a point progression. The weft is actually somewhat darker in life than shows in the photo. Too…
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Painted Warps
I have been anxiously waiting for the arrival of these two painted warps and this afternoon they came. 🙂 Now to decide exactly how I will weave them. The Leclerc Fanny is empty right now so obviously one of these warps will go onto that loom – I want to test the yarns and density…
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More Endings
2nd last painted warp beamed ready to thread…. One of the most dangerous things a craftsperson who relies on the sales of their product for income can do is to keep making the same thing over and over again just because it’s been selling well. Markets get saturated, fashions change – and there are always…
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End of the Line
A few months ago I posted a photo of the box of painted warps to be done. Today this is all there is in the box. Today I wove 3 scarves, and just now beamed the 3rd last warp. I have really enjoyed making these scarves, in spite of having to wrestle them onto the…
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My Friend – The Deadline
Scarf #1 – dark burgundy weft Scarf #2 – medium red weft Since returning home on Thursday I’ve had very little energy. Blame long very fast trip (600 or so miles each way with show set up one day and guild program the next), dreary weather and – sigh – lack of critical deadlines. What…
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Suddenly September
next painted warp scarf….The last couple of weeks, trees have slowly begun turning colour – so why was I so surprised when the little maple tree in my front yard showed a glowing golden crown this morning? It feels like the summer whizzed by too fast to see it go. 🙁 There is a Bonnie…
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Never Enough
Here is the painted warp on the loom. I really wanted to use a navy blue for weft on this section of the warp, but Bambu 12 doesn’t come in the nice navy that is available in the Bambu 7. Nor does it come in any of the dark purples available in the heavier yarn.…
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Beauty….
…is in the eye of the beholder. What is beauty? Can we define it? We know it when we see it or hear it or feel it, but what is it? I suppose it’s impossible to define because what warms the cockles of my heart may leave someone else cold. I may find beauty in…
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Beauty….
…is in the eye of the beholder. What is beauty? Can we define it? We know it when we see it or hear it or feel it, but what is it? I suppose it’s impossible to define because what warms the cockles of my heart may leave someone else cold. I may find beauty in…