I haven't had a ton of time to craft, but I warped my loom with some dish cloth cotton a while back and whenever I got a few minutes I'd weave a bit.
Little by little.... and there you go - dishtowels!
Ok - not the sexiest of finished objects... but I wanted to make something practical and I've got more than a few scarves in my closet already. ;) I was also excited to try warping stripes and seeing how they looked when I used different colors for the weft.
Also - I finished the edges by hand sewing the first/last two rows together - just to keep them from unraveling when I took them off the loom. Then I folded the ends over and machine sewed a zig-zag stitch for a hem. It's not super neat, but it does look finished, and held up through the wash.
I made a super long warp and then tried to measure out the length for three separate towels. It was a bit tricky... but I actually got it kind of close. Two of the towels are almost exactly the same length - the other one is maybe two inches longer. Not too bad. And heck - it's dish towels... nobody's going to care. =)
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Christmas Break!
If I've been a bit quiet on this blog, I've got a good reason. The day after I got home from my Thailand vacation I started grad school.
I was a bit overambitious and decided to take two classes... while working full time. I barely had time to breathe, let alone craft. But I managed to survive the term. Now the decorations are up and I am thoroughly enjoying this Christmas break.
I hope you are too!
I was a bit overambitious and decided to take two classes... while working full time. I barely had time to breathe, let alone craft. But I managed to survive the term. Now the decorations are up and I am thoroughly enjoying this Christmas break.
I hope you are too!
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