Waste Not Want Not

 I was given quite a few cones of very fine cotton yarn for weaving cloth.  Since I don’t anticipate getting a multi heddle loom any time soon. I decided to try an experiment with the yarn for my warp threads.  Instead of threading every other slot on the heddle I put a double thread through the slots and holes.  It does take longer to thread. However once the threads are all through, I just roll everything on to the back roll.  Then tie everything down and start weaving   

The first scarf I tried this with was on a 5 dent heddle.  I wove this with a combination of hand spun yarn and yarn that had a hand spun look. That was taken off the loom tonight and still needs finishing work.  Tonight’s warp is on a 10 dent heddle that will be woven with sock yarn recovered from last night’s Bye Bye project.  I think I will have enough sock yarn to weave at least 3 scarves.  

At this point if you are a weaver and are offended by this, sorry not sorry.  If I were not meant to experiment like this, the cones of yarn would not have been donated to a Knitting Guild.  Also you might just like the way the weave turns out.  It is not textbook weaving, but it does create a nice scarf with a pretty texture. So give it a try before you start making the comments that I am doing it wrong.  Just weaving outside the box. 

Home Today

With Eric sick, I was home today. My day consisted of finishing the eyrpy laundry, taking care of Eric. Finishing the scarf on the small loom,. All I have left to do on the scarf is tie the ends and wash it.  Starting a direct warp, that is 7 feet long and 22 inches wide on the big loom. The next time I do a warp so big, I think it would be prudent to have some help. It is a very hard solo project. Yes, it is on a rigid heddle loom. You can see part of the small loom in the back round. Here is where I am leaving off for tonight.

Breaking the Rules

Today I tried a different way to finish warping my loom.  I have always struggled to get the warp tight and even. I have been taught to warp from the outside to the middle and keep adjusting the warp.  It is very hard on the hands.  So I tried wrapping from the center out. It was easier on my hands. I also did not have to do one adjustment to the warp. I am also getting a better weave. I think it will be a good way to continue to break the rules.