Glorious Day (A peek at the weaving on my loom)

view from the left (I had stopped at the second bead at the last picture)

View from the right. (Two more big beads added and a string of small seed beads)

The 'whole' as completed so far.

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June 7th: Bright

One of the best things about weaving is being able to work with color. I love bright beautiful colors.

In this picture are some of the cones I recently pulled out for planning stages of projects.
The Aqua and Cream cone closest is a one of a kind mix of wool and super soft soya proteins. It is one of the last few cones of a lot I bought which were a special trial. I will be sad to see it all go because it's wonderful to work with it.
The cone behind that is a Royal Blue and Black cotton and linen mix. I am a sucker for linen and cotton mixes because the designs they can create are so pristine.
The cone behind that is a super fine bright green lambswool. The cone laying down in a lovely deep yellow orange fine cotton.
Colors and the fibres associated are key for me and what I do. They shape the pieces I make in subtle and not so subtle ways (i.e. the certain patterns do not look good with certain fibres, likewise certain color combinations are best kept simple in design while others love to be intricately mixed).

Some of the patterns and colors I've woven over the year.

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June 1st B is for.... (Beads, Blue and Beginnings)

I just started working on another bright piece with beads.
I love beads...little shimmery bits catching and reflecting light which you can hold in your hand...

I'm going to call this scarf Glorious Day; bright sun in the turquoise blue sky.

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May 31st Four Things

Needle
Button
Linen
and Loom

Would you like to see what it becomes? ...

Framed wall art: simple color and design. Ideal for a minimalist room.

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May 30th Tool

See my lovely new tool? I just got it in the post today.
A gorgeous handmade little square weaving loom. EEEeeeeeEEE!
I got it from Planengrain who has lovely weaving items as well as some other really beautiful items...https://www.etsy.com/shop/Planengrain
Guess what I'm doing tonight...

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May 27th and 28th Can't Live Without and What You're Doing Right Now

There's a lot in this picture, as a weaver, I cannot live without...well, I could ;) but these items make my life easier.
Loom- love piece of golden wood with a reddish tinge
Apron- made from bright red cotton canvas..this is my second one as the first one I made wasn't quite right
Tape Measure- fibre glass and flexible so I can wrap it around with the scarf on weaving
Strings- in this case lovely super soft cotton in bright colors
As a weaver all of these things have become essential to my practice. They make the process one of enjoyment and an expression of joy and relaxation.

I'm still weaving this in between playing Lego, cleaning, taping, gluing, FBing, twitter, blogging, planning, doing laundry, doing dishes, wiping bottoms, turning off lights that have been turned on... I'm a little behind ;)

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May 26th Fave Thing to Do on a Sunday

... Enough said...

Tho I do like weaving too...


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May 23rd PJs

I can often be found weaving in my PJs. I do the most weaving in the morning just after Thing1 and Thing2 get up, before we're 'going,' and in the evenings after they've gone to bed.

One thing I've learned is when I'm starting a project it's best to be in these black ones and not say any of my stripy ones... The number of times I've grouched about colors or patterns not looking right when I've worn stripy PJs ...

May 15th 7 O'clock (weaving while they watch)

This is the project on the loom today.

I always love when the light comes in from the windows and through the reed onto the strings... So while the kids watch their morning TV... I took some pictures.

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