A Christmas Towel Tail

Well, maybe a Christmas towel..... I am going to weave the same Swedish Lace block the whole length of the towel. Remember the draft for this can be found in the Jan/Feb 2006 Handwoven by Vicki Tardy, one of my favorite weavers!

I am using a light green 8/4 cotton. I think this towel will be a little thick. But, that is OK, I am just having fun!

Public Side

Or is this the Public Side??????

I will have to wait and see what this looks like when I get it off the loom and washed to figure out which side I want as the public side. I will have to have a public side since I plan on having a hem.

End and Start Weft

There are several different ways to end and start a weft. You can tuck ends in on opposite selvedges. You can leave the ends hanging out on the edges and cut them or sew them in after the piece has been washed. Tuck ends in on the same side. I usually overlap the end an inch or two on the edge. If I have joined a new thread on the left, I try to remember to join the next new thread on the right side.

If there is an area with float work, I might try to hide my join there.

Reed Dance

You know some times we can't see the forest for the trees?

I was wanting to dent this Swedish Lace warp at 16 epi but didn't have a reed that size for this 42" Macomber loom. I did have a size 8 dent reed for the Baby Wolf. Well, it was one of those light bulb moments. I wasn't going to weave a 40 inch wide warp, so why not use the smaller reed and center it. Duh!

That is how I was able to dent this red Swedish Lace warp at 16 epi without buying another reed.

Greetings Weavers

Sorry, but life has gotten in the way of my weaving and blogging. But I do have some weaving news.


On Wednesday, September 10, 2014 I have been asked to give a lecture for the Ozarks Celebration Festival at Missouri State University in Springfield, MO. The lecture will be held at the Plaster Student Union starting at 7 P.M.


I will be discussing how I found weaving and what makes it my passion. I hope to allow those in attendance to try their hand at throwing the shuttle too!


For more details, this link will be active for a while. http://ocf.missouristate.edu/Ozarks-Lecture-Series.htm

More Swedish Lace

As with other lace weaves (like huck), you will need to remember that what you see on the loom under tension is not what you get when you have taken it off the loom and wet finished it. So keep that in mind as I play with these Swedish Lace blocks.

This towel I plan on weaving the lace pattern on just one edge. The rest will be plain weave.

The threading for this project is from the Jan/Feb 2006 issue of Handwoven by one of my favorite weavers: Vicki Tardy! 

Rooster and A Red Chicken

My title is just a trick to get you to wonder just what I am doing......The last Swedish Lace towel was in honor of those with roosters as the theme in their kitchens. But it is such a small towel that I thought I would weave the same design but make this one solid red. Then give them as a pair. Like a rooster and his red lady friend.



Or keep them as a pair. I have a very important rule that I always follow: if there is a mistake found in the weaving after it is off the loom, that item is mine! The only exception is when a family member wants it and doesn't care there is an error. So we will wait until stuff is off the loom and out of the washer and dryer to see!

Swedish Lace and Roosters

How about weaving on this red Swedish Lace warp with some yellow. I think that some tea towels in red and yellow would look really great in those of you who have roosters as your kitchen theme. You know who you are, you have chickens or roosters on your curtains. Your plates are either red or yellow. You found rooster salt and pepper shakers you sit on the table, but because you are on a salt free diet, they are empty....... Red and Yellow- gonna be fun.

 

I am alternating two different blocks. This is showing off the warp wise and weft wise floats this weave structure is noted for.