I joined a new challenge...blog every day in December. This will be hard to blog 31 times, I don't think I've done that many in a year.
I finished the bobbin lace I have had on my travel pillow. I hardly remember what I started it for, I think for a period demonstration outfit. I know I did a frill for around my neck (Elizabethan style) and this yardage lace was designed to go with it. I also wanted a narrow matching lace. I don't know if this is what will happen to this lace, but I designed a matching narrow lace yesterday and made a copy of it. I need to find the contact paper so that I can prick the lace pattern and start working. I will be using the same linen thread, because I have so many bobbins with that thread on them.
It is fun to see a big length of lace. If you look close there are lots of strings hanging on to it. I broke threads several times, and when a bobbin ran out of thread I worked in another. I
need to get out the high power magnifiers and repair the lace before I put it away.
I also started a tea towel warp for my class, but I did not get it on the loom in time. I need to thread the heddles and sley the reed. So that the class members can come in and weave some, I want them to experience an end feed shuttle.
I decided to use the pattern for the towels on the cover of the recent Handwoven magazine. I love the name of the threading, "Bumberet". I have woven a sample of it before in a workshop and looked up the pattern in the old weaver's book from the 1700's.
I did add some beige to the collection, but you can see the bigpink dusty rose that is the main color. I like all the rust tones that I have. I hope I can empty some of the little bits so there is less to put away after the towels are done.
I finished the bobbin lace I have had on my travel pillow. I hardly remember what I started it for, I think for a period demonstration outfit. I know I did a frill for around my neck (Elizabethan style) and this yardage lace was designed to go with it. I also wanted a narrow matching lace. I don't know if this is what will happen to this lace, but I designed a matching narrow lace yesterday and made a copy of it. I need to find the contact paper so that I can prick the lace pattern and start working. I will be using the same linen thread, because I have so many bobbins with that thread on them.
I ended up with just over three yards of lace. |
I also started a tea towel warp for my class, but I did not get it on the loom in time. I need to thread the heddles and sley the reed. So that the class members can come in and weave some, I want them to experience an end feed shuttle.
I decided to use the pattern for the towels on the cover of the recent Handwoven magazine. I love the name of the threading, "Bumberet". I have woven a sample of it before in a workshop and looked up the pattern in the old weaver's book from the 1700's.
I picked out a big cone of 8/2 cotton yarn I want to get rid of and added odds and ends to give a very warm (hot) color scheme.
I did add some beige to the collection, but you can see the big
"I joined a new challenge...blog every day in December. This will be hard to blog 31 times, I don't think I've done that many in a year." Very interesting challenge that I look forward to your posts! Weaver Finnish Lapland.
ReplyDeleteYour lace is really pretty! Would like to see how you did that. :O)
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