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🇨🇦 Weaver, embroiderer, crafts instructor, guitarist, singer, hiker, retired elementary teacher, photographer, Governerd, filker, sf/fantasy fan.
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Awesome goal!
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Thanks so much!
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It’s my first time! Definitely a cool concept.
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Thank you! The pattern recommends a multi-colour yarn in the warp, and it is really effective!
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I am! It’s from Zozo Fiber Arts on Etsy. The pattern is called “Origami Jacket”. It’s a simple slouchy vest and my fingers are crossed that it works out. You weave the fabric, cut it in three pieces and sew it together. It’s a learning curve for me.
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I’ve been watching it an episode at a time after the noon news on CTV and I got into it despite my expectations, too. They just played those two episodes Thursday and Friday, though Sheldon talks about it on the Big Bang Theory, so it wasn’t a surprise, more when it would happen. Sad, though!
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I did! That’s the only yarn dying I’ve done so far, a few sessions at the guild hall and then in my backyard this winter. It was good to get something positive out of all that snow!
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I haven’t tried spinning yarn yet, but they do occasionally teach spinning lessons at our spinners and weavers guild, so I plan to take a course sometime in the near future. I have done a bit of yarn dying.
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Thanks, Deb! This is definitely a challenging project. We’ll see if it turns out. Love the yarn, though, so have already ordered more.
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Thanks so much, Deb!
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Thank you so much!
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I’m not sure yet. I’ve ordered in some red and black yarn and I’m still practising to get my skills back to a stage to make decent poppies. The deadline to get them in is October 1, so I figure I’ll work on them off and on over the next five months. The guild is planning some sessions, too.
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I’m learning to crochet poppies. A legion group in Etobicoke is celebrating their 70th anniversary this year and wants to put up a major poppy tribute at their hall in November. Our guild is among the volunteers crocheting poppies for them. Haven’t crocheted in awhile- I’m re-teaching myself.
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They’re not off the loom yet, but they’re 18” across on the loom. I should have them off the loom in a day or two. They’ll be 18 x 28 coming off the loom, with an extra 1 1/2” on both sides for a hem. Hopefully they won’t shrink much.
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Exactly. The white “waste canvas” has a grid pattern so when you put it on top of a shirt you can sew through both and the grid lets you stitch in the right places. When you finish stitching the waste canvas pulls apart easily and the strands can be pulled out of the stitches leaving just the shirt.
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I’m stitching a maple leaf onto a black shirt. Elbows up and all.
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I haven’t actually tried this, but I’ve read that you pull it through the heddle to the post, cut it and tie it off there. And then pull back the other half of the thread out of your loom, then tie your next thread on the back and keep going.
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That is such a unique and beautiful globe!
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Sooo many. A quilting project, a couple of sewing projects, two embroidery projects, and tea towels on my rigid heddle loom as well as trying to teach myself to knit 🙂.
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Thanks, Deb. Now that Anne has seen photos she seems to be debating if she wants to use them as tea towels or decor in her living room 🙂.
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Thank you! It’s a 10 dent heddle.
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Thank you! My sister chose well!
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Thank you! It’s a 28” Ashford Knitters Loom using a 10 count heddle.
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I’ve only ever used a small hand-held tapestry loom, so I don’t have a lot of experience. You could likely adapt overshot to a tapestry loom, but you need two shafts, up and down, and you need two shuttles for your thick pattern yarn and a thin tabby yarn.
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It took me a few years before I tried it, too 🙂. Most weaving is quick and overshot on the rigid heddle loom is definitely not quick. But I did find a rhythm and in a way it reminded me of embroidery- another slow but beautiful craft I love doing.
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Love weaving with blue and orange! Looks great!
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I’m starting Spanish on Duolingo. I finished their French course, learned Japanese for several weeks (but it became quite challenging), so I’m a week into learning Spanish.
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Sadly, it’s not on her website. Are you on Facebook? I found the pattern in the Facebook group, “Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving”. It’s in the File section at the top of that Facebook page.
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Also, I took this pattern from the “She’s A Rainbow Pillow” in the Crazy Shot book. Except I used just one variegated pattern colour and it’s much thinner.
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Thank you! Having the two selvedge threads on the ends have helped a lot with that.
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Also, I use a cardboard strip with a point on the end instead of a pick-up stick- lighter and more precise. Also this is a ten square pattern repeated across the warp, so it goes pretty quickly. I worked on this over two days, though I’m getting faster as I get used to it. I’m enjoying it.
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It is a slow process. You do have to put in a pick-up stick every second row, but you get in the rhythm. I’m enjoying weaving a fairly narrow overshot scarf, but I’d find something like a pillow or wide table runner in overshot intimidating. But it’s beautiful and I’m in no rush.