Top-of-the-Waves Tuesday...
...and the weekend report.
I spent most of my weekend at the loom, in one capacity or another.
The first thing I wanted to address was how to track where I was in the pattern draft. Each pattern repeat has 72 picks, so memorizing it would not be easy. The original pattern was from a magazine and the treadling image was too small to see easily. I created an Excel spreadsheet and input the treadling pattern into 2 tables, 1/2 of the pattern in each. I made it so it would fit in a 5x7 area so I could trim down the paper.
I tried using it last weekend, but I didn't have any place to mount it on the loom. I did not buy the high castle for my Baby Wolf so I don't have anywhere I can mount the pattern at eye-height. After Googling a bunch of options, I bought a gooseneck clamp that has clamps on both ends. It's designed for photographers to clamp onto a table and use the other clamp to hold paper, backdrops, etc. The features that I liked were that the gooseneck is 20-inches long and it can be rotated and locked into that position. The one feature I don't like as much is that the gooseneck is not very flexible. It clamps to the back brace of the loom and does not interfere with the shafts.
I made a quick trip to Office Depot for a small, magnetic white board and some rectangular magnets to mark my place. I wanted something sturdy, but light.
I attached the clamp to the loom. I placed the pattern on the whiteboard and clamped it. A little adjusting and it works!
The next issue I had was lighting. I have a clamp-on light that I attached to the other side of the back brace. Unfortunately, the light does not have as long a a gooseneck as my new clamp. It works, but it would be better to have a longer-necked light. I definitely need more light on my project, so I'm trying to decide whether I should hang a light over my loom or get a clamp-on light with a longer neck.
Anyway, I did the hemstitching before I finished weaving repeat one and then wove a complete second repeat. When I was releasing the tension to let the project rest, one of the warp threads broke! Arg! I quickly looked up how to repair a broken warp. I placed a repair thread to capture both ends of the broken warp.That was enough for the weekend!
I've since reviewed several videos and blogs to see the best way to repair this. While what I've already done will work, I'm not completely happy with it. I'll probably adjust it before I start weaving again.
In other craft areas, I finished spinning the singles for Cockles Handspun [Ravelry]. I now have two handspuns ready for plying!
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I spent most of my weekend at the loom, in one capacity or another.
The first thing I wanted to address was how to track where I was in the pattern draft. Each pattern repeat has 72 picks, so memorizing it would not be easy. The original pattern was from a magazine and the treadling image was too small to see easily. I created an Excel spreadsheet and input the treadling pattern into 2 tables, 1/2 of the pattern in each. I made it so it would fit in a 5x7 area so I could trim down the paper.
I tried using it last weekend, but I didn't have any place to mount it on the loom. I did not buy the high castle for my Baby Wolf so I don't have anywhere I can mount the pattern at eye-height. After Googling a bunch of options, I bought a gooseneck clamp that has clamps on both ends. It's designed for photographers to clamp onto a table and use the other clamp to hold paper, backdrops, etc. The features that I liked were that the gooseneck is 20-inches long and it can be rotated and locked into that position. The one feature I don't like as much is that the gooseneck is not very flexible. It clamps to the back brace of the loom and does not interfere with the shafts.
I made a quick trip to Office Depot for a small, magnetic white board and some rectangular magnets to mark my place. I wanted something sturdy, but light.
I attached the clamp to the loom. I placed the pattern on the whiteboard and clamped it. A little adjusting and it works!
The next issue I had was lighting. I have a clamp-on light that I attached to the other side of the back brace. Unfortunately, the light does not have as long a a gooseneck as my new clamp. It works, but it would be better to have a longer-necked light. I definitely need more light on my project, so I'm trying to decide whether I should hang a light over my loom or get a clamp-on light with a longer neck.
Anyway, I did the hemstitching before I finished weaving repeat one and then wove a complete second repeat. When I was releasing the tension to let the project rest, one of the warp threads broke! Arg! I quickly looked up how to repair a broken warp. I placed a repair thread to capture both ends of the broken warp.That was enough for the weekend!
I've since reviewed several videos and blogs to see the best way to repair this. While what I've already done will work, I'm not completely happy with it. I'll probably adjust it before I start weaving again.
In other craft areas, I finished spinning the singles for Cockles Handspun [Ravelry]. I now have two handspuns ready for plying!
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