I'm on my second 'no work in town today' day. Yesterday was windy and blizzardy - lots of drifting and poor visibility so the work boss said stay home and stay safe. Would be a slow day there anyway - no incoming inventory and probably not many people moving around....
Today it is bitterly cold. Negative 11 with alot of breeze. I went out and helped a little bit with the frozen drinkers - and then as I came in I got the text from work to stay home and stay warm! A little late for that, but OK! lol I then got a call from my mother that she needed to report to jury duty.... In 1/2 an hour. So run to town anyway!
Yesterday I took four rugs off the loom. Only four filled up the beam - 3 were longer runner type rugs -
Here they are...
Ive gotten to making the fringed rugs be shorter ones.... This one was end of the batch, I find I like to fringe the rug staying on the loom- I tie the knots while it's there and then it has a solid end that doesn't get loose. The longer rugs I like hems as then they are better to step over when used the long way for a runner.
I used to have Cooper to "help" when I took pictures, now I have Jack.... He's very helpful :)
And now the little rugs -
The first batch from the Fairloom experiment.
I've had to do some adjusting to get the loom dialed in.
I think this loom I'm going to have to find a chair or bench.
Standing, like I do with the Union looms just isn't working.
The breast beam is taller and the treadles are higher off the floor. I will look for some type of adjustable stool for when I spend more time at this loom. It's fine to stand for the little mug rugs as these are a fast weave. I'm planning on using this loom for table runners, so I think I would probably be happier getting something to sit on.
The sun is shining, making the bitter cold a little easier to tolerate.
Some time at the computer for accounting type stuff, and more weaving is on the to do list for today.
All for now,
JULIE
1 comment:
Cute mug rugs! Do you make them in sets to sell as coasters?
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