A Speech Pathologist Mother and Her Daughter Diagnosed with Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Who Does Stuff Like This Anymore Anyway?
Oh wait... that would be me.
It happened like this. I was ordering art supplies for the children and on a whim I threw in a set of simple wooden looms. I thought the children might be interested and we'd never done fabric/textile art of any kind.
I set it up and started demonstrating it for the children (who were indeed fascinated, but that isn't the point of this story). As I continued to weave I found it a calmly entertaining activity. I was pretty sure there was much more out there than under/over/under/over and I went online looking for some more patterns. Next thing I know I was using a shed stick and creating a shed space and even trying to jury rig a heddle. (Don't ask, just interpret as a ridiculous amount of OCD obsession over a tiny child's loom.)
Then I discovered pages on a continuous weaving technique and I fell in love with the Hazel Rose looms. They're just so exquisitely beautiful. I wanted them. I needed them about as much as a bump on the head, but I wanted them anyway. Then, (thank you in-laws) some birthday money came my way and I was 95% sure I was going to get those looms with them. I decided I'd better make some kind of prototype and make sure I actually enjoyed continuous weaving before spending my birthday money on those looms. So I made this:
And it was fun. And what a pretty square...
Then I got these (aren't they beautiful?):
And made these:
Don't ask how much time I'm spending on weaving instead of doing something useful like creating more word lists for all of you.
Now, the pertinent question remains... What am I actually going to do with all these squares?
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Potholders!
ReplyDeleteGood idea. I hadn't thought of that. The squares are really too thin though to trust as potholders.
DeleteSew together to make a woven quilt : )
ReplyDeleteThat is a good idea. Of course, I'd probably have to stop experimenting and pick one or two patterns/types of yarn and make enough of them to piece together a decently sized blanket.
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