You may remember a similar picture last year right about this time…….and it did not have a good ending…..sigh.
A year later with a new loom, I think we may have a better outcome.
I wish that I had more time to play with my looms, so that every time I put a new warp on, it wasn’t such a scary adventure. I am definitely going to make time this winter to put on short narrow warps numerous times, so that this process becomes a bit more comfortable for me.
Spending a little time each day this week, I have worked on getting this warp on my loom for the fair. I wanted to take my time to check and re~check myself so that I didn’t face the same fiasco I did last year…….warping at the fair…..eek!
So far everything looks good. I did have a few threading errors, that I caught when I recounted and a few heddle errors that had my wire cutters performing heddle surgery, but other than that………..fingers are crossed for smooth weaving!
You would be surprised at how many men who come through the fiber building used to be weavers in the old mills in Maine and so many of them are always willing to help if I get in a jam. I met ALL of the helpful types last year as I was in a jam all week….ey yi yi!
Fingerpainting…..sort of…
This week the temperatures have been HOT and the days up until today have been breezy and dry, so the dyepots were in overdrive.
I have had fun this week playing with new colors. Looking ahead to the Utah yarns, I have done some serious playing. As I told another fiber friend this week, it’s like having permission to fingerpaint.
Not all colors work, but when they do, it is so much fun! All of the sock yarn for the fair has been dyed and labeled and the lace is drying, so tomorrow hopefully will be the day for dyeing rovings. Hopefully again (have you noticed how much hoping I am doing….) the rain will clear out so that the wool will dry. There was no wool drying this afternoon. Rain, rain and more rain, but rain that is desperately needed here, so we won’t complain too much.
No Walking This Week…….
There was no Wednesday walk this week as the fiber and my real job have kept me extra busy. We did manage to squeeze in a little trip though today.
Ashley (my girl who wants to have fun…) moved Monday to her new place. This is her first year out of college and really on her own, however, she will still be staying with us once a week while she works at her gardening job here thru November…….so it will be a nice transition for her.
See that Cupola at the top of this renovated Grist Mill…………that is where she lives (that and the 2 floors below it). Brian moved in about a month ago, so they are pretty well settled in. We had to bring up a chest of drawers today for Ash, and this was the first time we actually got a chance to see the new place………and what a place it is!
These are the views from her living room and the little room up in the cupola……..just beautiful! It makes a mom so happy to see one of her little fledglings live in such beauty!
The Woolen Rabbit 
WOW! Are those pictures of your daughter’s house from Maine, or elsewhere? They’re gorgeous! I really miss the fall this time of year (Louisiana). Your yarn is gorgeous too, it certainly looks like you had some fun!
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Oh, wow! What a cool first apartment.
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Your daughter’s new place looks wonderful! And so does your yarn! 🙂
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One hopes for all the success of joy in a daughter’s life.
Beautiful colors. We just got your rain last night – thanks! Send more, please.
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What an amazing place to live! May it bring her much joy and fill her life with good memories.
The yarn you’ve dyed looks amazing…the colors are so rich. Good luck with all you need to do for the fair.
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Wonderful view. I bet she’ll have life-long memories of that first apartment.
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I don’t know if there is a weaver in me. This part always looks so complicated.
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Someday – when I visit you to meet a moose – I’d love to have you show me how you work your looms. Love all your yarns, I know you’ll do well at the fair!
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It is nice to think that your daughter is living in such a beautiful place.
The pictures of the loom and the wires are scary. Hope all goes well at the Fair. Your lovely harvest of dyed fiber will do very well.
Hugs
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Such a georgous apartment view! Your colors are all so bright and lovely! The loom scares me…have a wonderful weekend! 🙂
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Weaving is so intriguing, but it feels like algebra to me — which consequently I feel that I will never figure it out. However! It makes me appreciate your craft that much more. Your dyed yarns are simply gorgeous! I want to try my hand at dyeing some yarn this fall. If I run into questions, you will offer some of your expert wisdom, yes? (she says, begging). Your daughter’s place is so lovely. Good for her!
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Beautiful yarn! Such a cool place to live for your daughter’s 1st home away from home!
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Hello Kim,
Beautiful colored yarn.Please let me know when you have more scarlett Begonia
colored yarn.
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What a lucky girl she is!!!
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Wow!! The views from her place are incredible! To have a first place that is so spectacular is so great! What a beautiful place for her to remember as her first! I’m loving that reddish / orange yarn!! Gorgeous!
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Beautiful view – I’m jealous!! I use to work for a company that wove wire into cloth, so I have a very deep appreciation for the keepers of the loom – good luck!
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Hi, just dropping by via Margene and Lene. I wanted to say that if, after your warp is through the reed (assuming back-to-front warping), you tie your warp with a simple overhand knot into little bundles of about one-and-a-half inches, you can then run a strong cord through a bundle, then around the warp rod, then through the next bundle, and on and on. Then you pull the cord like tightening shoes, until the tension is even all across the warp. This is easier for me than all those square knots, more even tension, and most important, less yarn waste. Also, at the end, the cleanup is a lot easier. Best wishes from southern New England!
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what fabulous photos. that loom warping takes me breath away – wow. Maybe someday I’ll do it often enough to remember how! (I always have to check the book each time.)
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wow, great post all around!
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