Catching up in the Shop

I spent the weekend demonstrating weaving at the Sacramento Weavers and Spinner Guild annual Open House. I knew that if I was going to spend two days there I needed to get something useful done. I wove two more of the scarf warps from the Box of Chenille to end the weekend with six new scarves. These are three from one warp.This is a bike that was parked outside the show. Back at the shop I have been trying to get caught up on weaving jobs. This is part of a baby blanket warp. I cut these off before I finished all of the warp because I had someone waiting for three of them.   I finally finished these cotton blankets that were on the loom a long time. Some are baby blanket size and some are larger for throws.  The next project to finish is a custom king-sized blanket woven of yarn that is a blend of llama and wool. I finished getting this on the sectional beam last night  and started threading it today. I hope that I can finish it by next week and move on to the throws for this customer.  

A Few of the Week's Accomplishments in the Shop

 Baby blankets still on the loom. Baby blankets off the loom and finished. I put on a 21 yard warp and wove 14 blankets.  I hemmed some this time instead of leaving short fringe. I'll be interested in seeing what buyers like best. The rest are shown on this page. I taught several classes this week. This is WWW (Weekly Weaving Workshop), sometimes known as Wednesday Weavers Workshop, or Warped Women Weaving, or....It could go on. It is a drop-in class and we usually discuss any questions that people bring up about anything weaving and yarn related. (Some people come for a therapy session with friends.) Last week I said that I'd teach how to read weaving drafts. Those are the "recipes" for weaving patterns. This week we'll look at drafts for "color and weave" effects.On Friday I taught a rigid heddle weaving class. This is Tanda with her beautiful new scarf woven of Jaggerspun Zephyr yarn on her rigid heddle loom.

On Saturday and Sunday I taught a spinning class. I can't believe I didn't take photos. That was followed by an interview about Fibershed for a well-known (in the fiber world) magazine. You'll hear more about that when it's published.

When I'm working in the shop or at the computer all day, instead of in the barn, I try to make sure I go for a walk or a bike ride with Rusty. That's good for both of us. I'd probably get more exercise if I didn't take my camera because I always get distracted by the view... ...whether it's close-up or......in the distance.