Since my Weaving Fail, I've been a little skittish about the
whole weaving thing. I enjoy the process, the under over thing is soothing but
frankly, at this point, is boring. Since I'm still convalescing I am pretty
much sick of all things yarn. And all things HGTV as well, incidentally.
Anyway, a friend sent me a blog entry about tapestry weaving.
I thought was totally neat. Unfortunately, I didn't save it so I have no idea
where it came from. Since I already had
one of my lap looms warped I decided to try it out with the ugly wool yarn
they send me with the loom. That way I would get to feel virtuous about not
wasting good, but unfortunate looking yarn. Plus, there's the relief of not
using my pretty yarn for something that probably will come out hideously.
It was a bit touch and go since I didn’t have any real
instructions to work with. I don’t know if this is really weaving. It felt more
like needlework actually. I used a variety of needles to get the curves I
wanted. Lap looms are pretty needle friendly, though you can do the shuttle
thing with them as well. I’m still really inexperienced so I stuck with the
needles. The wool was hard to work with as it kept breaking, it gave the piece
a kind of a frayed texture.
The loom is a medium lap loom from Harrisville. It was very inexpensive
on amazon and comes with instructions on warping the loom and how to weave
simple projects. I’ve got several smaller lap looms and some potholder looms
which are surprisingly versatile. I am really looking forward to exploring
these options further.
I kind of like the way this Curious project came out. It’s
different looking. I think I shall frame and call it some artsy fartsy name
like Landscape of Mars on a Midsummer Eve.
