Holy moly.
Here's my tale of woe.
I can claim being tired, oh yes, I can.
I had this tattered rug that needed to be taken apart, and rewoven on a brand new warp. A bright white warp.
So I did it, put the bright white on the loom, took the rug apart, and wove it anew. With one slight problem. When I put the finishing header on the rug, I grabbed the wrong shuttle, and it was OFF WHITE.
When I put it down on the floor, it jumped out at me. I stood there and looked at it for a couple of minutes, sighed deeply, picked it up, and cut the header off, and tore the rug apart, again.
I wove it again, this time I made sure there was only ONE shuttle near the loom.
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I will mail it out tomorrow, only a day off schedule.
And what is in the air???? Everyone is getting out old, raggy rugs, and they want them rewoven.
Don't get me wrong, I love old rugs, but they can be a challenge.
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Taking them apart is tedious.
Old rugs like this one are made of very narrow strips of fabric.
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But after all the work, their charm is unmistakable.
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After Sydney showed up in the barn, last September, my husband said "you have to draw the line."
Of course, I am not entirely sure where the line is, and I am not sure I am so inclined.
This little one doesn't understand about lines. He is not feral, but he is sure scared.
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When I saw him/her eating bugs off the walk, I decided some food was in order.
It seemed to hit the spot.
I loved all the names you left in your comments for the potholder loom.
I do have ONE prototype that I have been playing with, with 2 dozen in the works.
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That being said, I am going to push the drawing up to Saturday, to give more people a chance to leave a comment.
But I am going to tell you, weaving on it is somewhat addictive. But you knew I'd say that, didn't you?
7 comments:
Yawn,Hilary, you are burning the candle at both ends. You were at the Studio when i went by at 9:15 and your just posting after 9pm. I am guessing that you just can stop weaving on the Mini-Weaver! just like a big kid, Lois
Oh, thank you so much for not drawing a line and for feeding Sydney. I was a meeting today and we spent the first part talking about abandoned animals, which is so off topic since were supposed to approve construction plans. I marvel at Ian's and my pets, unloved and abandoned by others. Sorry - I almost got on a soap box there.
LOVE that rug on the porch! And also love that you feed shy cats in need.
Love your rugs! I am so glad you are feeding the cat, we have 5 dogs, 4 are rescue. There are so many cats in need, I wish I could have them too but I am very allergic to cats.
Ha, who woulda thought you could REweave an old rug. Cool. I am presently stray free right now....first time in 10 months.
When you re-weave do you wash the rug before you rip it apart or do you wash the weft before weaving.
The kitty is adorable and I love the fact that you make room for those in need of a good home. We have a full house of kitties too and I count myself lucky that only one of them seems interested in the loom when I have it set up.
You're a good cat-mom.. thanks for that.
Loom name: (Turning Over) A New Weave
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