Sat down at the loom and started weaving yesterday! And I skipped my gym workout this morning (yes, yes, bad, I know) to do some more weaving…I’ve done about 9″ of weaving thus far, and plan to do more after work today.
Some thoughts on the weaving:
(1) Getting an even beat is really hard. For better [...]
By ignoring the housework, shortening my training ride, and not bothering to eat, I got my warping finished today. The loom is now dressed and ready to weave…all that’s left is to wind the bobbins, load the shuttle, and…start weaving!
I did break two warp threads in the orange, but am hoping that’s not too [...]
Hmm.
I stumbled across this today while investigating textile tours: http://www.nikeart.com/tours.htm
It sounds really, really, really interesting–and I love Third World travel, and have always wanted to go to Africa–but it would be expensive, and the travel advisories on Nigeria are pretty dire. One or the other wouldn’t necessarily stop me, but the combination might. [...]