ta da!

When it comes to weaving, I always feel part magician.

"Ta da!  They're done!  And now for my next trick..."

 I love my new system that I came up with off the top of my head back in February.  I serge the edges and then sew them down.  I tuck in the corners so the serging doesn't unravel.

These towels are more awesome off the loom than they were on the loom!  I definitely like them all washed up and ready to use!  I'll be adding one to my personal set of towels, which is overflowing in the closet because of all my additions over the last few years!  I love taking one out and remembering the things that were going on in my life at that time that I "wove through" and worked out mentally.

I love weaving!!!


PS. Our parting shot today is a lovely bloom from a cactus at the local park.  Brian took this picture and it's really good!!

 

Just add water

I liked the towels during weaving, but I LOVE how they washed up!  All the little gaps closed, the orange color toned down some (not sure how & why, but it did!), and the texture is so soft!  These ended up being great!! 

 

I pointed out to my hubby the other day that they were actual swirls, but he didn't know it until he got really close to them and looked harder.

Can't wait to finish them up and gift them to the people I love!

Short shuttles

 Half way through I ended up changing to the smaller shuttles.  The large shuttles were just too big and clunky.  These ones made all the difference!  They are so graceful!  I love using them for narrower weaves, although they wouldn't work well for the blanket-sized weaves.  Thank-goodness for both!

 

I wove right up to the ends, but I realized that I didn't want to go past this point because it makes it hard to find the shed.  This is my new stopping point!

 I used the last little bit of space I had to weave with just one color.  I have a computer program that I could have done this with, but sometimes it's just fun to experiment in person!

  Up close, this section looks like a strawberry skin with seeds.

The 5 yard warp wove up relatively quickly!  Once I got into the groove, my shuttles were flying!  I love it when I get into my weaving groove, but unfortunately, it doesn't last forever because the warp eventually runs out!

 This fabric was done in no time at all!

These colors look great together for summer!  I can't wait until I can sit on the back porch sipping my pink lemonade watching the sunset, or even better: the 4th of July fireworks!!  Yay for summer!!!

The View

 

The view from all over looks good to me!  

I especially love seeing some green on that tree!

Come on summer, you can do this!

Swirls!

We have some swirls!!

Pink lemonade swirls!!!

Warp is measured!

5 yard warp that will be sett at 30 epi in a 15 dent reed.  

It looks so orangy right now!

Good thing I like orange!

(Actually, I like all colors!)

Pinterest and Pink Lemonade

Pinterest is a cool site.  Sometimes I gather much inspiration for this site, and I like to think that I also leave a lot of inspiration for other people.  My pins get re-pinned quite often, so I hope I am adding to the community that I take a lot from!  Some of my favorite pins are the recipes, and I've tried quite a few of them already!  I've tried a few cleaning tips, but they don't always work as magically as the pinterest picture promises!  

Through Pinterest, I have found some great weaving pictures, patterns, and references.  However, this is the first thing I am actually pulling from my Pinterest weaving reserve!  I saw this really neat 4-shaft spirals pattern, and I knew I was in!  It's way cool, eye-catching, and only 4-shafts!  (I've noticed lately I've stuck to 4-shafts, and I don't know why!  Maybe because they are so cool??)

 

I am thinking these swirls would look great in pink and yellow... almost like cool swirls of pink lemonade, ready to swirl you up and cool you down during the hot summer that is sure to hit us very soon!