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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2015 16:11:06 GMT
Just finished my rag rug place mats on the big ol' Weavers delight loom. It was really fun learning how to operate that monster. It's quite a machine. But I learned a lot and I'm ready to make some real rugs now. The fuzzy cheapo blanket stuff weave very easy. Very forgiving on the edges. One important thing I learned is that I can't do denim on this loom because of the pattern. (Plain weave)  Denim is a bear to pack in with the beater. Maybe with 1/4 or 3/8 inch strips might work; and really old soft material, but not with 1/2 inch or bigger, and not on plain weave. I'd need a twill pattern and this loom isn't set up for it. It has cams which create the weave. I don't have the additional cams to make a twill. Alas.....good old cotton sheets work great tho. The light blue turned out the best. Super soft old cotton blanket. Wish I had a dozen of them in different colors!  I wanna warp ol' 'Gus' up and do some real rag rugs now. |
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Post by Muller's Lane Farm on May 2, 2015 20:02:49 GMT
Very cool, @osiris!!
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2015 23:17:41 GMT
Very cool Osiris!
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Post by krisinmi on May 5, 2015 17:45:17 GMT
Osiris, I love your place mats! Someday, when I grow up, I want to weave like Osiris  Almost finished with my barn sweater. No pic to show currently, but it is off my needles. Just need to seam up the sleeves, sew down the pocket linings, block it and then sew on the buttons. Hopefully will get that done this week, although I have chicks that need to be moved out of the brooder and potatoes to plant. . . |
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Post by pammysue on May 7, 2015 15:47:44 GMT
These are my second pair of socks I've knitted using double points.  Love the place mats.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2015 18:31:34 GMT
I warped ol' Gus up for some rugs now. Startin out with that light blue stuff. Found another blanket on ebay. Gonna try to do a whole rug out of it.
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Post by ketoriverfarm on May 8, 2015 3:30:50 GMT
Weather has turned warm and sunny. Upper 70's and no wind so I can sit on the porch and skirt fleeces. I have a backlog of spring fleeces that I am working on. I skirt one each day and put it into cold water to soak overnight. Wash the next day. I am getting several done each week. I am planning to get several fleeces carded so I can do some wet felting this summer. Susan
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Post by Muller's Lane Farm on May 8, 2015 14:03:27 GMT
Excellent job on the socks, pammysue. Your kitchner toes look great. Can't wait to see your barn sweater krisinmi!! @osiris, you're a weaving fool! Wonder if I can tuck some of my fleeces in with ketoriverfarm ... think she'll notice?? What wet felting plans do you have? With all the fleece scouring you're doing and the wet felting you're planning, I guess it's safe to say you like playing with water??? |
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Post by ketoriverfarm on May 8, 2015 17:58:01 GMT
Muller's Lane Farm. Why yes I do like to play in the water! Two years ago I spent about 10 months taking care of my father who was having serious health issues. I got behind on my fleeces then and I am still trying to get caught up. Since we shear twice a year for Icelandics I have lots of fleece. And no I would likely not notice more fleeces. Last summer I washed 35 fleeces. I sell most of my spinning fleeces pre-washed. So many folks are afraid of washing Icelandic because it does felt easily. I make slippers, dryer balls, and oven mitts. I also sell my batts to several felters. One gal makes gorgeous hats. Two other gals in my neighborhood crafting group make pictures on felt blocks and then make pillows. Both of them are extremely talented. I will try to remember my camera. I am going to try to darn our wool socks by felting the hole. Has anyone tried this? next weekend I will be attending a two-day retreat weaving/spinning guild. I have signed up for 3-d felting extensions and woven tote bag classes.  i have have two different batches of fleece soaking in the first hot soapy wash as I type this. Time for me to get back to them. Susan |
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2015 1:02:58 GMT
I love the felting aspect of wool and what you folks do with it. I saw some real cool things made at that 'other site'. Looking forward to seeing more here!
Cyndi: Yes I'm a weavin' fool. But lovin it. I think I'm gonna be able to make the May 16 FF in Woodstock. Change of plans!! Woo Hoo!!
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Post by ketoriverfarm on May 19, 2015 21:40:11 GMT
I set up an area on my deck in the shade to make felted balls. I am making four sizes - small, medium, large and x-large. Colors are black, grey, brown and white. Next weekend is the okanagon fiber fest. I need to have a few things to display in my booth.
Tomorrow when I go to Spokane I will be making a stop at paradise fibers. I have a 20% off coupon. I want some Angelina to add to my art batts. And I am sure I will find some fiber I cannot live without.
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Post by Muller's Lane Farm on May 20, 2015 16:08:31 GMT
And I am sure I will find some fiber I cannot live without. that's always the way!!! |
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2015 16:26:35 GMT
Well I finished 2 rugs on that loom. Gonna finish off the warp and put on another 20 yards to sell it. Gus works well. Someone with the space for him could benefit from his work more than me. I missed the Fiber Fests but found another loom! Mybad! Schacht 15 inch table loom w/ stand. REAL Good price. Got my eye on somethin' else. May use the table loom as bait for the money to buy the other one. |
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Post by ketoriverfarm on May 21, 2015 0:27:47 GMT
Well I finished 2 rugs on that loom. Gonna finish off the warp and put on another 20 yards to sell it. Gus works well. Someone with the space for him could benefit from his work more than me. I missed the Fiber Fests but found another loom! Mybad! Schacht 15 inch table loom w/ stand. REAL Good price. Got my eye on somethin' else. May use the table loom as bait for the money to buy the other one. My problem with the table loom is I haven't been able to sit and use a table loom. I just cannot stand for hours any longer- I am getting old. Not that I have much experience. Last week at the fiber conference I wove up a bag from a torn up flannel sheet. Turned out great. But out I understand about finding another "whatever". Working with fiber there is always some newer piece of equipment that seems necessary. |
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2015 16:51:40 GMT
I've been working on the same tatted tablecloth I've been working on for the last 3 years. (Off and on with other projects inserted of course.)  (only I'm actually using different motifs in that layout.)  I just ordered the thread for row two, which will start to link motifs, so I've been thinking about the green shade(s?) I'll need for the last set of motifs... and the thread brand I've been using has a variegated pink/green that matches the pinks in my tablecloth and the green on my walls...  And I'm suddenly going nuts hyper-expanding this already too big of a project with couch cushions and who knows what else to match... Not that I really like that green, but it does match the existing room really well, and there's the pre-existing variegation that matches... If I do make accessories later, probably doing so in larger gauge thread and crochet. I'm going to be sick of tatting size 20 for a bit. |
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Post by ketoriverfarm on May 21, 2015 23:02:25 GMT
Diskidmore, you are way too ambitious. I think the green will add a lot.
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Post by ketoriverfarm on May 21, 2015 23:03:54 GMT
And that post made 100 posts for me. So now I am a full member. Yeah for me!
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Post by chickenista on May 22, 2015 0:24:07 GMT
Don't know if this worked, but this is my 2nd ever crochet project. Not finished, needs one more skein of Cascades Ultra Pima cotton. Love it though!
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Post by Woodpecker on May 22, 2015 0:44:06 GMT
Great job chickenista!
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2015 0:57:35 GMT
Diskidmore, you are way too ambitious. I think the green will add a lot. Easy enough to be ambitious at the planning stage, but I've got to be more ambitious about execution or this thing is going to take me the rest of my life. I'll be living in a nursing home tatting a tablecloth for a table I no longer own, to match a long since repainted room in a house I don't live in... |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2015 19:21:03 GMT
"..... I'll be living in a nursing home tatting a tablecloth for a table I no longer own, to match a long since repainted room in a house I don't live in..."Oh that's hilarious! I think it's all in the mindset tho: "if you make it, the universe will provide the table" Chickenista: That's a beautiful piece of work!! Me, I got my little table loom up and running. Took some 'engineering' to bring it back. I guess the lever spring wasn't strong enough. Schacht was trying to talk me into a whole new lever set. Um....$170.00??? I don't think so. I figured everything was there so it only needed some coaxing. I 'doubled' the spring and VIOLA! I'm using some of that incredible acrylic I got from Kelsey. Also trying some chenille. Just experiments. I have a 7 yard warp, so plenty of room for playing. It's a neat little loom. Perfectly capable for scarves or place mats or runners. Takes a little getting used to as far as size but it's a good loom. I could think of ways to improve it - like an overhead beater but alas. I think I'll use it as bait money eventually to get another loom. BWAHAHahahahah. ***for some reason in the post 'options' tool there is no option to upload from a computer - only from a url. Same with the 'insert image' button. Sorry no pic!
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2015 20:35:56 GMT
"..... I'll be living in a nursing home tatting a tablecloth for a table I no longer own, to match a long since repainted room in a house I don't live in..."Oh that's hilarious! I think it's all in the mindset tho: "if you make it, the universe will provide the table" I've got plenty of cousins with kids if I don't have any of my own that want the family table and tablecloth to match... Anybody that wants it badly enough can get wallpaper to match. |
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2015 18:42:05 GMT
Hmm.... I got the heads up from Redfish about pictures now.
I think this place will be somewhat quite without visuals. I wouldn't have a problem with paying $5 or $10 a year - like the old site. So long as it stays private.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2015 22:17:31 GMT
You can upload pictures to a public site like Google+ and then link to those pictures here.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 4:52:47 GMT
I think I've finalized stitch counts for row 2:  |
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 7:14:34 GMT
That is really REALLY beautiful. I can't imagine the eye strain! But what a result! Just gorgeous!
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 14:08:44 GMT
That is really REALLY beautiful. I can't imagine the eye strain! But what a result! Just gorgeous! No eye strain, I can tat with my eyes closed except the joins. Tatting used to be recommended as a good needlework technique for the nearsighted. I'm legally blind without my glasses, it works well for me. Now I just need to make 107 more of those. (I have most of the light pink centers done, working on row 2...) |
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Post by Woodpecker on May 27, 2015 16:15:51 GMT
I think I've finalized stitch counts for row 2: Wow that is gorgeous! |
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 17:09:20 GMT
Thanks...
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Post by Woodpecker on May 27, 2015 20:55:21 GMT
That looks like it takes a lot of patience. I don't have much of that but I'm sure the end result will be worthwhile.
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Denim is a bear to pack in with the beater. Maybe with 1/4 or 3/8 inch strips might work; and really old soft material, but not with 1/2 inch or bigger, and not on plain weave. I'd need a twill pattern and this loom isn't set up for it. It has cams which create the weave. I don't have the additional cams to make a twill. Alas.....good old cotton sheets work great tho.
