tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635600553883200682.post5910001671553213823..comments2024-01-21T19:19:49.769-05:00Comments on Life Looms Large: Down to Brass TacksLife Looms Largehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05522897791564181980noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635600553883200682.post-87289510616470245822009-12-11T17:55:10.143-05:002009-12-11T17:55:10.143-05:00Keep going Sure - you'll get what you want and...Keep going Sure - you'll get what you want and teach us a lot in the menatime!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05932533858016149807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635600553883200682.post-26173180461039605322009-12-05T20:19:11.550-05:002009-12-05T20:19:11.550-05:00About that dowel and the glue.....I have used the ...About that dowel and the glue.....I have used the dowel without glue a couple of times since last winter when I tried cutting off and gluing.<br /><br />Today I had a huge FAIL without using glue. I think because this warp is loosely sett, I didn't have enough woven to hold the down in place and some of the fluffier yarns slipped out. I ended up un-weaving and just tying on since I have fringe at the start of the warp. But I'm definitely leaning toward glue in future scenarios where I want to cut off and use a dowel! <br /><br />If you're reading this comment and have no idea what I'm talking about, somewhere back in my huck ramblings I cut off the start of a warp for the first time. It's very freeing, even if sometimes it causes problems!<br /><br />SueLife Looms Largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05522897791564181980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635600553883200682.post-41896073385213600722009-12-05T20:07:23.232-05:002009-12-05T20:07:23.232-05:00I love all the samples and had fun looking at all ...I love all the samples and had fun looking at all of them. I had no idea about the dowel technique. I think I clicked on each picture three times. It doesn't make sense that glue holds that dowel in place but boy am I glad to know it does. That's the second cool new thing I learned this week - thanks!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432035940956042729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635600553883200682.post-43060613079158372312009-12-05T18:29:09.077-05:002009-12-05T18:29:09.077-05:00Thanks for the encouraging words! I really appreci...Thanks for the encouraging words! I really appreciate it. <br /><br />Today I finally had time for a design session in my studio. My first order of business was figuring out my scarf plan. Weaving has commenced!!!! (By my calculations, I can do 3 scarves, one in each of my 3 weft choices. That way I can choose my favorite from my full-sized sample and find other homes for the other two.)<br /><br />Thanks for the idea of Panama, Charlotte. (I think it's the same as basketweave from what I could find.) <br /><br />As far as sample size, I'm definitely fiddling around with it and do different sizes for different projects. In this case, I had limited yarn, so I couldn't sample as much or as large as I'd prefer. Extrapolating some of these tiny samples into an actual scarf is pretty much impossible.<br /><br />But I could tell which wefts really didn't work and the three inches of the navy wool-silk that I've started out with look beautiful. I'm so excited!!<br /><br />I'm most worried about the ladder yarn looking weird when I go to a bigger size of it. Luckily, it's pretty easy to unweave since it's so slippery, so I'll weave 8 inches or so then decide if it's too streaky. The hand of the fabric with that weft is great. <br /><br />I'm definitely an intuitive person, despite seeming analytical to some people. (I am an engineer - so yes, I'm analytical as well.) I had a really hard time getting that feeling of "YES, this is my path" on this scarf. I usually like to have that feeling when I'm working on something.<br /><br />The weaving has been fun so far, and this week should be great since I'll be weaving these scarves first thing every morning.<br /><br />I have a lot to say about this project, obviously!!!<br /><br />SueLife Looms Largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05522897791564181980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635600553883200682.post-56105565826059991572009-12-05T15:26:37.594-05:002009-12-05T15:26:37.594-05:00Thanks for sharing your process, Sue. It's fas...Thanks for sharing your process, Sue. It's fascinating to follow.<br /><br />If we're voting, I vote for the navy weft - I think it preserves the character of the warp the best.<br /><br />Bet the weaving is going to be FUN!Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08883789917847527006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635600553883200682.post-211097431482642822009-12-05T07:46:01.400-05:002009-12-05T07:46:01.400-05:00As a rank beginner, I love hearing about the proce...As a rank beginner, I love hearing about the process that you are going through to make your decision and the reasons behind them. <br /><br />I feel like your loom should have stadium seating behind it so we can can all be there cheering you on!Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051715885175940327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635600553883200682.post-28822175001163346652009-12-05T07:17:45.193-05:002009-12-05T07:17:45.193-05:00Interesting to read the wiki article - so many di...Interesting to read the wiki article - so many different possibilities (like your weft, now I think of it).<br />Do you find the small samples work for you? I'm still trying to figure the right size, to be meaningful without too much work/time/material invested.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635600553883200682.post-17208164462031592472009-12-05T02:26:41.752-05:002009-12-05T02:26:41.752-05:00I like the dark weft very much, and I think your s...I like the dark weft very much, and I think your scarf will turn out lovely.Have you considered weaving panama? Panama has longer weft and warp floatations, and perhaps both would show better?charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536773648371607808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635600553883200682.post-54077710422571665232009-12-04T22:30:15.160-05:002009-12-04T22:30:15.160-05:00Okay, I love to see how a truly analytical mind wo...Okay, I love to see how a truly analytical mind works!<br />That is a whole heap of thought and sampling for a scarf warp, but I understand completely why thanks to your thorough post. We all have such different approaches to how we decide to weave something and what we like. It's great to compare and keep some of those ideas for when we get stuck in our own process.<br />BTW, I am actually swatching a sample for knitted sweater, I HATE to swatch, but since this will someday be a gift sweater, I suppose it should be as good as I can make it. And we all know it will take me about a year to knit the dang thing!<br />Weave on Sue, all the colors look great.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574936988046982209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635600553883200682.post-54929170729336116412009-12-04T19:49:39.312-05:002009-12-04T19:49:39.312-05:00Me thinks you think too much! lol
Pick a color an...Me thinks you think too much! lol<br />Pick a color and go for it-you have 3 choices-the navy contrary to your wishes is winning, the pink can be another choice and purple for the last one; ready ,set, go!Delighted Handshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01289187765260532813noreply@blogger.com