i was drinking a cup of tea this morning with husband out on the terrace. the sun is shining, but you can already feel the nip of fall in the air. where did the summer go so fast? one of the things i like about weaving is that i can see where the time has gone in a physical object. we made this rainbow sherbet warp on june 29th and yesterday, i clipped it off the loom. i spent 6:39:49 yesterday clipping and hemming and now i have 21 finished rainbow sherbet tea towels to show for my summer.
i track my weaving time using the toggl app and these 21 towels took up 75:56:54 hours and minutes of my summer. some days, i just wove for 20 minutes, other days, i spent hours. i tried different color combinations and stripes of different widths. i looked at madras plaids and tried to duplicate them.
even olga approves. and as summer winds down, i will turn back to my taylor swift weaving project. i have to decide whether 1989 or red is next. what do you think?
3 comments:
I look at one and think that one. Then I look at the other and think that one. So, I can't be of help. You certainly have found your passion. They are beautiful.
I will eventually do both, it's just a matter of time. <3
I hop-scotched to your blog from another. What a pleasure to discover you! My mom was a weaver. I remember helping her warp her loom for a large project. I was holding the warp in another room as she advanced it, placed brown paper in-between the yarn, would a bit more. I think I would love many aspects of weaving. Throwing the shuttle back and forth, tapping the yarn down, changing the treadles all seem like it might be rather calming. I don't know if I could wait all summer to see the benefits of my labor. Your tea towels are so pretty. I love the sherbet colors!
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