the first set of rainbow tea towels were so much fun, i made a second batch of them! they make me so happy. i might even have to have a third round! though i want to make some bath towels and two scarves first. here's the colors i bought for the bath towels. they'll be in a waffle weave, so they should be good for toweling off after the shower.
and when we went to latvia in october, i bought some green wool for a rug for the bedroom at the market.
on the little loom, i've set up a warp for making rag rugs. then i came into some wool leftovers from a carpet factory and i'm now experimenting with those. weaving with wool is new to me. i'm making a small rug for the guest bedroom.
i got almost halfway on the weekend. keeping it simple. i have four shades of blue and i got some neon yellow for the stripes. i'm doing the walls in that room in light blue and i'll have some neon yellow accents - like an old wardrobe that i intend to paint neon yellow. light blue and neon yellow look surprisingly good together.
before this, i did a small colorful rag rug using two duvet covers that i found. i made it as long as it could be with the fabric i had. it's about 180cm and will be perfect for the entryway by the back door.
i think i'll clip these both off the loom when i'm done with the wool one. i've got 16 meters of warp, so i can continue once these are clipped. i also have fabric to make a new runner for the kitchen to replace the one i dropped a new bottle of olive oil on right after i made it. but i have plenty of warp for that. and maybe a couple more. i've been gathering old duvet covers in nice colors in the secondhand stores. it's so nice to give old textiles a new life.
oh, and it's not weaving, but i also finished my very first knitted sweater! it's the novice sweater in chunky by petite knit, using yarn that i had. it's not perfect, but i'm very happy that i knitted a sweater! i've already started another.
3 comments:
Well....wow! I love the tea towels you sent me. You have really got this textile thing down. You are fortunate to have the room for your looms. I learned to knit in Girl Scouts, but didn't keep up with it. The arthritis in my hands wouldn't let me do it if I wanted to. The sweater is a keeper.
Lovely sweater! I started knitting recently to keep my hands busy and off Instagram. I finished a cardigan, unfortunately it's too yellow and too wonky to wear outside but I'm half way through my second one, green this time. I'm loving the process, so relaxing!
What a fantastic display. Those towels are beautiful. Your "loom room" is such an inspiring work space, never even tried weaving because it was rather intimidating. And the sweater, you did so good! I do knit, drop lots of stitches, but enjoy the repetitive nature of it. You can frame the knitting into a meditative process, let your thoughts just make their own way. Well, except when you make a big mistake, have to frog, start all over. Have a happy between week. The new year is just around the corner.
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