Guild Meeting

What a joy to attend a guild meeting. It recharges and inspires! We had huck, twill, felted wool, plain weave, exploring color, tapestry, kumuhimo, rugs, and lots of tips. And I think there was a 'beaver' there too!

Tied Weave Heddles

I am now starting on threading the heddles. I have two inches of the twelve and one half inches pulled through. This part will go quickly once I get going. I hear the sun will be shinning.....soon... Now just why did I pick a black warp? Why, for the fun of it! I like this part of the weaving process.

Counting Heddles

I left something out of my game plan on yesterday's post..... I need to shift my heddles so that they will be balanced. The way I do this is, I know how many heddles are on each shaft so I subtract how many I need, divide that by two and that is the number of heddles I need to count on one side to push out of the way. I use a paper clip to keep them back.

Two Tie Unit Weave Throught the Reed

I am going to remember threading the reed with this black bamboo as a tip ...... don't try to work with a black warp unless you have a good light source. 

It was slow going, so this is about all I got done today. A good light helps, but the sun would have been helpful.

Next steps:
  1. thread the heddles
  2. tie on
  3. beam
  4. adjust tension
  5. Begin


This draft is not just single two tie (summer and winter) but sometimes called double summer and winter. One of my units is 1-3-2-4, making it two tie but double shafts. So let's just call it a two-tie unit weave so we know where I am starting from.

A Tied Weave Side Trip

I have been so engrossed  with weaving on my overshot that I have been neglecting my other commitments: my Complex Weavers Tied Weaves Study Group. I have been fiddling around with single two-tie and think it's about time I got that on the Baby Wolf. I hope to get some work done on this in the next few days.

I like how you can design in single two-tie and you don't have to worry about how long your floats are. You just have to be careful that you have enough treadles to weave your design.

Floating Selvage

As I continue to weave on this Weaver Rose threading, I thought I would show what my floating selvage looks like from the back of the loom.

I use a big clip, for the weight, and a small shuttle that my DH (dear husband) made for me when I was into my Inkle loom. I still use my Inkle loom from time to time. It makes great handles for knitted felted bags and other cool things. It's great to have a DH who encourages and enjoys your hobby. He is my best friend.

A Small Problem

Yes...........................  there seems to be a small problem here. Seems that I didn't pay attention while winding my bobbin. But I have finished three full yards and have this 12 inches towards another yard started. So remember to pay attention to all aspects of your weaving, or you too will slip to the dark side of 'weaving errors'.