Weaving whenever I can

I've been making some better progress on the towel warp lately, the fourth and last is about a third done. These pictures show the transition between numbers three and four. Weaving on a table loom isn't terribly fast, but it's very versatile, since an eight shaft floor loom usually has only ten treadles, and the networked twill needs more. I'm able to weave the more complex pattern easily. As a comparison, I used the floor loom 'treadling' for the third towel, but I prefer the cut and paste liftplan shown in the article by Alice Schlein.

This is the inkle strap I made for hubby's neckstrap. Mission accomplished!
Having got the inkle bug, I've branched out into tablet weaving too. My first sampler is still on the inkle loom, and I'll take pictures once it's off.

I rough blocked the back of the Printed Silk cardigan and it grew as expected to almost exactly the desired size, so I've now cast on for the left front knowing that the small size should be big enough. The first attempt with a ribbed band was ripped when the ribbed edge was longer than the stocking stitch. In a floppy yarn like this, it was going to look awful. Now I'm knitting it with a garter band and will alter the pattern to a V neck. The low round neck isn't really me.

Purple yarn and Inkle loom

This is about 660m of two ply merino. I thought I would have had more length, but no. I think this will make a nice lacy scarf or small shawl sometime.


This is what happens when you let your hubby loose with felt pens and graph paper. Two inkle bands which are now joined together to make a neck strap for a model helicopter remote control unit. The loom was built earlier this year, but I haven't mentioned it until now. The frame is white oak with hardwood dowels. I finished it with Danish oil and it's very nice. The bands are made of DMC Petra no.5 cotton, each thread yields about 0.5mm width of band. This is the third project I've done, and it really goes very quickly once you get the rhythm.