Time for a little catch up...

I have not been keeping up with writing here, so I am going to try to rectify that.  I am still actively playing with thread and yarns.  I will have to admit that when it comes to projects, sometimes I have the attention span of a gnat.

I have not touched my big looms in weeks.  I go up to the loft for something and I give them a caress as I walk by but I have not been throwing shuttles.  Actually the 120cm Glimakra Standard has been nekked since I cut the first drawloom warp off of it, but I will come back to that.

I have been working on small looms, I have a lovely band on the Gilmore mini wave on complementary warp pickup that has been a joy to weave.  The grand plan is for that band to be straps on a bag made with drawloom fabric.

I also participated in Tour de Fleece 2019.  I finished spinning up a braid of Haunui NZ Halfbred/silk, plied it and started another braid of Cheviot.   I primarily buy my fiber from an indy dyer that I found on Ravelry.   Allons-y-fiber arts has such spectacular colored braids and the fiber prep is just top-notch.  It just flows out of my fingers as I spin, there are not mats or neps, just beautifully prepared and dyed fiber.  Here is what is on the Lendrum right now:  the color called Autumn on Cheviot

I am spinning it as a 3-ply and hoping that it doesn't get all muddy because of my inexperience in spinning.  I am hoping to get a pair of shorty socks and a pair of fingerless gloves from it.

A few weeks ago I had gone antiquing with a friend and we came across a bucket full of Paternayan tapestry yarn,  so I grabbed quite a few skeins and pulled out the Hokett tapestry loom.   I am experimenting with Wedge-weave which really caught my eye when I went to Convergence a number of years ago.  The plans are for a series of small tapestries to hang on the wall outside of the staircase going up to the loft.  It is a large, plain looking space and the tapestries would give it some interest.  These are the yarns that are being used:

There is a good selection to play with and it weaves fairly quickly being that it is on the little Hokett loom.

I have taken up hand knitting and crocheting as well.  I have done some knitting with my handspun yarns and it is a kick using them.  I do not care all that much to weave with wool, so knitting it is.  I am still working out what type of needles I am most comfortable using.  There is a sweater on circlular needles, a pair of socks on 6" dpn's, a vest on 9.75" dpn's using a knitting belt, and a pair of mittens on dpn's as well.  All of the needles are wood or bamboo, I know I prefer that over aluminum or any metals.

I am also crocheting a cross-body bag.  I was looking at a website that sells Omega Sinfonia cotton yarns and a couple of bag patterns caught my eye.  It is been years since I crocheted, so long I had to Google a couple of stitches😃

The sewing machines have not been being neglected either.  I found a fast & fun mug rug pattern that comes out great.  I made my mom a new set the other day:

All from fabrics in the stash which is always satisfying to do.

I know I will get back to the big looms on of these days, but I am having so much fun with all of the little projects in the living room:-)