Band Weaving

The loom was nekkid, so I thought I’d just try something-

Was super quick to warp- just 16 ends, and now I’m playing around with weaving bands out of misc handspun odds and ends-

The first one I wove like regular plainweave fabric, and while it’s a little wonky on the edges, I really like the overall look and feel.

With this next one, I’m forcing the warp threads closer, to hopefully get a more warp-faced result. It’s really dense, and a challenge to try and keep the edges even, but hopefully that will come with time and practice.

The grey yarn is a bit thicker than the black, so the effect is quite different. And I’m having a lot of fun playing around with it. The Man made me a cool new tool to use for my bandweaving experiment- a combo shuttle/beater thingee.

It hadn’t occurred to me before, but now that I see a picture of it with a bit of weft wrapped at it’s waist, if looks a bit like a sword. Nice 🙂

Thor (who we’re now calling Cookie Monster) update- still here and starting to feel like part of the family, though she is still residing outside (overnighting in the hoophouse). I strongly suspect that the Cookie Monster has buns in the oven. Guess we’ll know for sure before long…..

Alrighty. That’s all I’ve got for now. Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas.

Fleece on Earth, Good Wool to Men