OMG, I am SO excited.
I broke down the Christmas tree this afternoon - we were looking at "fire hazard" in the rear view mirror. As an added bonus, once the boxes go to the attic, I'll be able to get the sewing room pulled back together and get the loom into the space I preemptively made for it a few years back.
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I'm starting to think about yardage - but I'd never have the guts to cut it.
As far as yardage for you is concerned...we can make a sloper for you so you know it's going to work and then if you don't want to cut it, I'll do it for you. You should wear what you weave and show it off.
Oh and BTW, I went back to the store where we got the broken diamond twill for Arne and bought them out of it--5 yards waiting to be cut.
Well, the tens of thousands of yards of fiber I would need for that sort of yardage is rather intimidating, and probably not cost-effective. But maybe someday...
But in the nearer term - I think there's lots of table linens in my future.
It's time consuming by our modern standards where most manufacturing is motorized, but it goes faster than you would think. Over Saturday evening and Sunday (on and off) I wove about two and half yards of cloth. It will go faster as I get more practiced at it.
I'm actually finding it kind of calming. Once you get the pattern enough in your head that you don't have to constantly keep checking it, it's almost soothing to work on.
I just like to *make* things. My father tells me that my great-grandfather was the same way.
I love making things, too. But I'm crazy and jump from thing to thing without ever getting especially good at anything. Because I want to try nearly everything. I mean, I made arm-knitted scarves for my sisters this year and made ring-planters out of PVC pipe last year. (They look good with herbs in them and a larger planter, small statue or bird bath in the middle.) I've made window-boxes (actually installed on the house) and all kinds of jewellery. I occasionally sew. (I extremely hate sewing but sometimes I just want something I can't buy.) I have tried quilling and making paper flowers (I like almost everything to do with paper). I do photography and make cards out of old calendars (as well as out of my own photography, of course.) I've done a bit of chain mail. I have tried refurbishing furniture. Dad and I made my table. (I wanted it to be square and have a dark walnut stain with knotwork in the middle...and I couldn't buy that.) I made a rock statue (stacked rocks) this fall. I've made a bracelet out of an old spoon, too...turned out amazingly well for being a whim I got from seeing a picture online. I've thought about making lace and hats, lol. (I wouldn't even enjoy it, I KNOW I wouldn't, but...) I'm pretty much interested in *everything*, even things I know I'm not suited to.
I wish I could be more sensible and control myself a little.
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I'm a bit of a dabbler myself - I jump from thing to thing all the time. Calligraphy, pysanky, engraving, embroidery, knitting, stained glass, shoe making, glove making, weaving, etc., etc. There's just so many cool things to try...
Quilling has always fascinated me, but I haven't tried it yet.