Thursday, November 01, 2007
Ah, the webs we weave
If you've spoken to me in the past couple of weeks, you've probably heard me say, 'Hanging out with Ginger at Rhinebeck is like hanging out with my brother at Bike Week.' Both of these people are so knowledgeable in the subject at hand, you can't help but learn from them.
In the five days that I spent chillin' wid my homies in New York, I learned a lot about wool and fiber arts, and quite a bit about myself as well. Not that some of the 'self' discovery didn't have to be hammered into my head. Or at least gently prodded into it. Take for instance Ginger saying to me, 'You've touched and inspected every piece of woven fabric you've seen this weekend. Are we going to have to buy you a loom when we get back home?' I hadn't even noticed. I mean, I had noticed the silky scarves and the gorgeous towels (And really. Who shouldn't have gorgeous kitchen towels?!), but I didn't even realize that I seemed to have taken more of a liking to them than some of the yarns and fibers available at the show. So we talked about looms a lot on Sunday. I checked out the sheep to shawl competition, and Ginger even convinced me to sit on the Golding loom on display and play around a bit. We talked to Joe about making a Journey loom, and I was pretty excited about doing some kind of weaving when we got back to Gainesville.
So upon our return, and during opening
weekend of the shop, I chatted up my friend Linda about looms, because I knew she has a couple lying about her home. She's such a sweetie that the very next day she brought her table loom to the shop so that I could try it out and play with it. It was already warped, so Lorena got these shots of my very first weaving attempts. With the big fat yarn I was using, it only took two evenings before I had used up all of the warp. I tried to keep my selvages nice and even, but I truly am a newbie at this.
That done, it was time to set up my very own warp! I had lots of questions for Ginger, but she had me up and going in no time. Five short yards of 126 picks will give me a couple of kitchen towels. I'll start with Twisted Sisters Daktari, and see what I pick up off the shelf after that. I think this is going to be a blast! Hopefully I'll be able to start warping the loom tonight so that I can be weaving by Monday. Wish me luck!
In the five days that I spent chillin' wid my homies in New York, I learned a lot about wool and fiber arts, and quite a bit about myself as well. Not that some of the 'self' discovery didn't have to be hammered into my head. Or at least gently prodded into it. Take for instance Ginger saying to me, 'You've touched and inspected every piece of woven fabric you've seen this weekend. Are we going to have to buy you a loom when we get back home?' I hadn't even noticed. I mean, I had noticed the silky scarves and the gorgeous towels (And really. Who shouldn't have gorgeous kitchen towels?!), but I didn't even realize that I seemed to have taken more of a liking to them than some of the yarns and fibers available at the show. So we talked about looms a lot on Sunday. I checked out the sheep to shawl competition, and Ginger even convinced me to sit on the Golding loom on display and play around a bit. We talked to Joe about making a Journey loom, and I was pretty excited about doing some kind of weaving when we got back to Gainesville.
So upon our return, and during openingThat done, it was time to set up my very own warp! I had lots of questions for Ginger, but she had me up and going in no time. Five short yards of 126 picks will give me a couple of kitchen towels. I'll start with Twisted Sisters Daktari, and see what I pick up off the shelf after that. I think this is going to be a blast! Hopefully I'll be able to start warping the loom tonight so that I can be weaving by Monday. Wish me luck!
Labels: Knitta please
idyllicchick, 8:06 PM
2 Comments:
This is so exciting Sharon! I can't wait to see this in person.
wv beth, at Nov 5, 2007 1:30:00 PM
That is so cool!
