Star Warps

NAME: Lunatic Fringe 10/2 cotton 27 color gamp DATES: 1/15/2023 to 6/26/2023 SOUNDTRACK: 90s Alternative and Stevie Nicks YARNS USED: Lunatic Fringe 10/2 cotton PATTERN: Lunatic Fringe 10/2 cottong 27 color gamp shawl SOURCE: Lunatic Fringe Yarns LENGTH OF WARP: 5 yards WIDTH OF WARP: 36" SETT (ENDS PER INCH): 24 epi DIMENSIONS BEFORE WASHING: 33" x 51.5" DIMENSIONS AFTER WASHING: 30.5" x 44.5" % SHRINKAGE: 8% LENGTH OF WASTE WARP: 24" GOAL OF PROJECT: a rainbow shawl WAS GOAL MET? not really... DISCOVERIES: Well, I wrote a lot about the warping process last time, so I'll skip that part now. The result of this gorgeous warp is a delightful fabric. There were a lot more lessons learned from the rest of this project aside from the warp. I was confused as to why there was so much warp left over after I finshed mirroring the color stripes for the shawl. I realized only after I'd cut it off the loom that I wove the mirrored stripes u...

NAME: Spiral Houndstooth Cowl DATES: 4/23/2022 to 1/2/2023 YARNS USED: Harrisville Shetland in Black and Delphinium PATTERN: #59 SOURCE: A Handweaver's Book of 8-Shaft Patterns LENGTH OF WARP: 120" WIDTH OF WARP: 15" SETT (ENDS PER INCH): 8 EPI DIMENSIONS BEFORE WASHING: 14" x 79" DIMENSIONS AFTER WASHING: 12" x 70" % SHRINKAGE: 11% LENGTH OF WASTE WARP: ~16" GOAL OF PROJECT: a balanced fabric 10 1/2" x 68" for a cowl WAS GOAL MET? absolutely! DISCOVERIES: Firstly, I'm super proud of this one. I absolutely hated weaving it, though. I'm used to knitting and I'd compare the process of weaving this to knitting alpaca yarn on metal needles. It can be done, but it feels kind of slimy. While on the loom the pattern wasn't really that visible. It looked like a simple checked pattern. It really only became visible after the fabric was blocked (I guess in weaving terms this is wet finished). I made a sample so I...

NAME: Sampler Scarf DATES: 2/17/2021 to 3/5/2022 YARNS USED: light pink wool from grandma's statch Harrisville Shetland in black PATTERN: It's a sampler of stitch patterns in black with pink tabby sections in between. SOURCE: The Handweaver's Pattern Directory Mixed Twills p. 38 top for 3" 3/1 twill p. 37 middle for 5 3/4" 2/2 twill p. 33 middle for 4" A twill I'm not sure of, but one I seemed to like since I did it for 9"! 2/2 twill p. 33 middle for 3 1/8" tabby with 2 colors p. 30 bottom for 1" 1/3 twill p. 36 middle 2 1/2" 2/2 twill p. 32 top for 4 1/2" 2/2 tabby for 4 1/2" LENGTH OF WARP: 8 yards WIDTH OF WARP: 14" SETT (ENDS PER INCH): 10 DIMENSIONS BEFORE WASHING: I didn't measure it before washing! DIMENSIONS AFTER WASHING: 54" (and 4" on each side for fringe) x 11 1/2" % SHRINKAGE: #N/A LENGTH OF WASTE WARP: not sure yet PREVIOUS POSTS ON THIS PROJECT...

NAME: Zig Zag Placemats DATES: 4/6/2021 - 6/8/2021 YARNS USED: Maurice Brassard 8/4 cotton in Gris Fonce and Natural PATTERN: This zig-zag 8 shaft pattern (I only used one color, obviously). Once I realized the woen fabric wouldn't be wide enough for a dinner plate I put a fabric border around it with my mother's sewing machine. SOURCE: my brain LENGTH OF WARP: 5 yards WIDTH OF WARP: 24" SETT (ENDS PER INCH): 15 DIMENSIONS BEFORE WASHING: I did not measure them, really... DIMENSIONS AFTER WASHING: 11 3/4 x 18 3/4" each placemat % SHRINKAGE: sigh. LENGTH OF WASTE WARP: I didn't measure this either... GOAL OF PROJECT: placemats for my SIL's birthday + a bit of learning WAS GOAL MET? sure... DISCOVERIES: Take the step block out before weaving! Beaming the warp should probably be done slower tahn I did it. I got some great tips on this in the MAFA Weaving 101 class I took. The beacming affected a lot later on. The selvedges of the warp wer...

NAME: First Sampler Ever DATES: 11/1/2020 - 1/18/2021 YARNS USED: No idea! Both yarns were unlabelled from Grandma's stash when I got the loom. It feels like the beige is wool and I think there's at least a little linen in the green one. PATTERN: 3" tabby balanced, 3" tabby for weft (with a hard beat), 3" tabby for warp (with a light beat), 3" 2x2 twill balanced, 3" 2x2 twill for weft (with a hard beat), 3" 2x2 twill for warp (with a light beat). The rest I just played around with. SOURCE: Learning to Weave LENGTH OF WARP: 2 yards WIDTH OF WARP: 10" SETT (ENDS PER INCH): 12 DIMENSIONS AFTER WASHING: 8 1/2" x 42 1/2" LENGTH OF WASTE WARP: 19 1/2" - 21" GOAL OF PROJECT: learn all of the things WAS GOAL MET? oh yes... DISCOVERIES: I met the step block I learned more or less how the loom worked I learned why it's important for the tension to be around the same for all ends I learned how to dress a...