Sunday in the Studio

The 'Studio' being the back bedroom with its lovely northern window,  which now houses my loom, all the paraphernalia that goes with it, numerous weaving and dying and spinning books and about thirty years of Handwoven and Spin Off magazines which I devour avidly from time to time.

After church and a nice lunch out with a good friend I retired to the Studio (per se) to look at the naked loom and think about how it should be dressed.

New warps take some time to contemplate, and this is what I have been doing off and on for the past week since I finished the last throw on the silk mat warp and cut it off the loom, with glee.....

Cut apart and hemmed

 



washed and pressed (not a good picture)

 



 

The weaver sees lots of little flaws, but is so grateful for persistence and something created.

 

Many, many years ago, when my stash had reached gigantic proportions and there

were subtle comments as to its future, I used great quantities of random wool to make

a throw which pleased me then,  but which has now fallen prey to an inadequate weft, and is somewhat falling apart.

 

 

My stash is once again threatening to overwhelm me, and I have all the notes for this

throw, and I can fix the problem with the weft, - so no figuring,
and I am tempted to make a new one.

 

On the other hand I have this fabulous idea for a series of silk rag bags......

 

and so I contemplate, but hopefully I will waken in the morning with the decision made

and I can start winding a new warp and fill the hours with imagination

and the day with contentment.