What a difference a day makes. After yesterday’s sleepy, no energy day, I was back to normal today. I decided to take another crack at this loom I’ve gotten. I figure I need to keep using it otherwise the one item I made is going to be the most expensive craft item ever.
I decided to warp the loom in stripes. I am still just trying to get the hang of basic weaving, so visual interest is not going to be had with fancy stitches. Warping a loom, not unlike prepping a room for painting, is long and sort of tedious. Part way through I was getting annoyed with it. Then I tried to go all zen and enjoy the process, the preparation. I needed to curb my impatience to be able to start, and concentrate on each step of the journey. It helped a little, but I am still an impatient crafter who like to get right to the creating part.
Today I used cotton yarn. My test piece the other day seemed sort of stiff, and I wanted to see if using a different yarn would make a difference. I am also not beating it down with as much intensity as I did the other day. You can see I still have a ways to go. My edges aren’t loopy, but they don’t seem to be as even as they could be. Overall though, I’m happy with how this is progressing.
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I’m a fairly new weaver, too, and go easy on yourself! It takes time! The loopy edges (selvedges) will get better as you do more. So will the warping process. I read somewhere that we need to change our thinking–it’s ALL weaving, not just the part when we’re throwing the shuttle. I admit, I get very tense when I’m threading heddles but it’s part of weaving and i like weaving so . . . 😉
Ah, thank you. Good advice. I’ll try to start thinking of it at weaving from the beginning.