I managed to get the heddles all threaded by the end of Friday (Hurrah!). On Saturday I sleyed it, and yesterday I tied all the ends so all I need to do now is tie it onto the front beam. Maybe tonight... And then I'll have to start organising (and winding) shuttles. Oh, and I've just realised that I still need to sort out my tie up.
I have no photos though. I think I have taken some, but our home internet is currently down, so no uploading will be happening until Thursday night (at the earliest).
Monday, 30 March 2009
Thursday, 26 March 2009
I have been slack.
I said in the last post that I hoped to have the loom threaded by the end of the week. It still isn't done. It took me a while to even get the warp wound on, and I broke half a dozen threads in the process.
I then had to actually work out what my threading was, which I did last night. And then I started threading. I got about 10% done, and it took me just over an hour (I think). Which isn't too bad, I guess. I'm aiming to get a bit more done tonight, and then I'm hoping that I will in fact be able to get it all done by the end of this Friday (another day off work).
And as a complete aside, Geodyne gave me this
Of course, this means I'm supposed to do things like nominating more people for it. Only problem is, I think most of the blogs I read have already seen it. So to anyone out there that hasn't, I'm sorry I missed you - you're welcome to take it.
I then had to actually work out what my threading was, which I did last night. And then I started threading. I got about 10% done, and it took me just over an hour (I think). Which isn't too bad, I guess. I'm aiming to get a bit more done tonight, and then I'm hoping that I will in fact be able to get it all done by the end of this Friday (another day off work).
And as a complete aside, Geodyne gave me this
Of course, this means I'm supposed to do things like nominating more people for it. Only problem is, I think most of the blogs I read have already seen it. So to anyone out there that hasn't, I'm sorry I missed you - you're welcome to take it.
Monday, 2 March 2009
Results of dyeing
Dyeing is all done now, and I (finally) have photos.
First attempt:
The pink on top is what the yarn started out as. It's a linen/synthetic blend (2 plies, the pink is synthetic, the linen is pale brown)
The one on the right was supposed to be much more purple - this was closer to the burgundy I wanted to make later (unfortunately I wanted a different quantity of that).
The not-really-purple was then overdyed with some more blue, and at the same time I dyed the burgundy:
The green is my favourite. And here is a closeup of it, to show how different the two plies are.
This photo shows the sheen on the linen to some extent, but it is actually even prettier.
And last night I got nearly half the warp wound. I'm hoping that I can get it all ready for weaving by the end of Friday.
First attempt:
The pink on top is what the yarn started out as. It's a linen/synthetic blend (2 plies, the pink is synthetic, the linen is pale brown)
The one on the right was supposed to be much more purple - this was closer to the burgundy I wanted to make later (unfortunately I wanted a different quantity of that).
The not-really-purple was then overdyed with some more blue, and at the same time I dyed the burgundy:
The green is my favourite. And here is a closeup of it, to show how different the two plies are.
This photo shows the sheen on the linen to some extent, but it is actually even prettier.
And last night I got nearly half the warp wound. I'm hoping that I can get it all ready for weaving by the end of Friday.
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