Sorry for the silence but I have been working on
scarves for the Geelong Scarf Festival and although they were sent off in good time, they have to stay under wraps for a
bit longer.
I decided that my stock of tea towels was getting a bit
low so decided to try some in Bumberet in 6/2 cotton. I worked out that I wanted to do stripes of
27 ends, 15 in one colour and 12 in another.
This meant lots of colour changes while winding the warp but
straightforward threading and weaving, or so I hoped. I was working under some difficulty with a
head cold but eventually got the warp wound and on to the loom. There were of course, a couple of threading
errors but recently I made a few reusable safety pin and string repair heddles
I guess the lesson is to check the threading constantly
and especially after taking a break.
What else has been happening? Each May, the traders’ association where I
work have a sculpture festival. We all
give up part of our window display and it’s always a surprise when the
sculpture arrives. This year we have
Dianne Thompson’s ‘Stars in your eyes’, not only appropriate for an optometry
practice, but it’s a ‘winged sheep soaring over a lunar landscape with
indigenous names for the stars’, so also very appropriate for someone who spins and weaves with wool.
The weather is getting cooler and I need to work on the
loom in the cold garage if I am going to make something for the Sheep
show. In the meantime, the crepe myrtle
in my garden is in full Autumn dress
Helen