Fiber Monday - the one thing I can show you

Christmas is going to be a bit frugal.this year. I am trying to do as much as possible either by making things or finding them second hand. I guess I should probably add significantly on sale because that was the bulk of today's shopping. All that to say, I have been making things, just not things I can show you yet. I am taking pictures so I can show them after Christmas.

There is one thing I can show you because the person receiving it never sees the blog, but even then I'll be a little circumspect.  Yesterday I put a new warp on my rigid heddle loom. While I use my rigid heddle for very simple weaves, it's biggest plus is that it is so easy and fast to warp. Having used my floor loom for my last few projects and the multi-week process it is to measure, thread, and wind on a warp, I had forgotten how quick and easy the rigid heddle loom is. Of course, for the actual weaving it is much slower than the floor loom...

Anyway, here is the warp I put on yesterday. It is handspun yarn that I made with one of the batts I created on the drum carders.



For weft, I am using the Jacob sheep wool I spun this summer.


Here it is on the loom. I'm liking how it looks. I'm also liking how the weft tones down the purple a bit.


I'm about half way through. Then I can wash the fabric and use it for my planned project. 

I also have my small floor loom empty now, so I'm hoping that I can fold it up and convince some teens to help me at least get my new, giant loom into place. You know I'm absolutely dying to get it up and working, right? But I'm going to be good and focus on Christmas a little while longer.

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