I haven't been talking about my loom lately.
This is not because I have lost interest. Its not because I'm not using it. Its not because I don't love it lots and lots.
Its because I am a crazy person.
See, rather than warp up a simple scarf or something else narrow and fairly uncomplicated I decided that the first thing I wanted off my loom was fabric for a new knitting tote bag. I decided that it was going to be large (a bit over the size of my current go-to ravelry tote), it was going to be slightly felted (which means it needs to be woven even larger than usual) and it was going to be a large, dramatic pattern.
I found a large scale twill draft on weavolution, figured out how to read it (I hope) and got to winding the warp. Since I figured this would be a fairly time intensive threading and since I had two whole cones of Shetland wool I wanted to use up I decided to warp for two bags worth of fabric. I figured that way I would either get a Christmas present out of it as well or maybe be able to negotiate with someone more competent with a sewing machine than I am to make the bag itself in exchange for the second hunk of fabric.
This all sounds only a little unreasonable until you consider the fact that I have never actually warped a four-harness loom before.
So four weeks later this is how far along I am:
That's right - I have ONE WHOLE THREADING REPEAT DONE! On the upside I also have all the warp wound finally. Having my Dad on hand to hang the warping board this week is mostly responsible for that last part (its very annoying to wind onto a board that is leaning on the wall or propped on your lap).
I am at least 50% sure that I'm doing this right.
I'm also at least 80% sure there is some more efficient method to do this.
Sometime before I do this again I should try and figure out what that is.
Anyway, one repeat down and two to go.
I started winding the weft bobbins so that whenever this thing is finally tied up and ready to go I won't have to wait on that also:
This bag may not be done for a year or something but I'm still confident its going to be pretty awesome when it finally happens.
3 comments:
About that trade you mention, I know how to sew...
It's going to be AWESOME!!
I just finished my first sample on my rehabbed Pendleton and I think something simple like that was more suited to my methods. But then this was only the second item I ever wove.
Next I am making a scarf with longer warps so I can weave longer but I am not ready for anything complicated yet-the process is complicated enough itself. But different strokes....
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