Everything that could go wrong did go wrong, and the whole warp was unwound from the back beam twice before I was happy to proceed.
Then when it came time to actually start weaving the four different layers of warp, I somehow managed to get myself in quite a muddle. I just couldn't work out the combination I needed to separate the fabric on one side and keep it closed on the other.
Yesterday I went to a local weaving group meeting with a notebook and a mouth full of questions. There was one lady there who gave me confident concise answers to my questions and I asked her if she would mind if I took her phone number.
Guess who I was phoning at 9.30am. Caroline said "tell me your address and I can be with you in ten minutes ".......imagine that !!! What a guardian angel she was today.
She had me weaving DW in ten minutes flat. I was estatic !
Look at my two little helpers.
Melissa, A and K came for dinner tonight, so I had to take them out to my workroom to show off my new skill.
I did discover quite a huge mistake this afternoon though. I totally miscalculated the width measurement with the warp ends, so the finished measurement isn't going to be as wide as I wanted. I rang Sarah ( youngest daughter and the recipient ) and told her it was going to be the size of a wrap / throw instead of a bed covering !!!!! She replied that she didn't mind at all and would LOVE it no matter what the size...see haven't I got gorgeous daughters ?
So I am feeling very happy tonight.
Yesterday afternoon I went to visit Tamsin (2nd daughter ) and her family.She wanted to learn how to spin, so I went armed with my spinning wheel and lots of carded fleece and we had a great afternoon. She was getting into the rhythm of it when I left, I think it must be in the genes .
I couldn't resist posting this picture of a beautiful giraffe that her daughter gave me. Esmae is five and has just started school. She is the eldest of our grandies and loves painting and drawing.
Isn't it cute ?
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3 comments:
You certainly have a wonderfully creative and artistic family - it must be your good influence!
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Oh my gosh, thanks for the picture of your loom! Incredible, wow! Well, if you can read music (I can't) I am convinced you can do anything. I have read books about threading those machines and girl you have to be a rocket scientist. Keep up the good work.
uau! you weave????
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