Back to the Loom

After a time of life to busy have at last got back to the loom. There was a bit to much to sort out with broken threads that had been putting me off. But sorted relatively easily and ready to start a few feet a day again. 

Recent creation

Re-draft

A redraft to an 8x8 herringbone so after cutting half the threads in the warp and retreading a quarter of the heddles we now have

A bit hard on the eye but good for checking the redraft.  More pleasant is

Can't wait to see it finished. 

Satisfying to have made it all

Big Progress

Finally managed to work out the problems around the revolving box keep jamming. And the courage to try again. Watching 3 shuttles and keeping it all going is a challenge but managed a yard with only one shuttle jam. The experience is also there to move back to where the problem was and carry on.

Progress

Yesterday met up with Ruth Black to compare looms and share experiences, I can now pirn wind as a continuous process, mind you have to watch your fingers. Last week managed to get all three running.

today finally got a second pirn winder on the machine working so now able to wind pirns two by two so much quicker.

And some more weaving completed, slow but sure.

Tailored Tweed..... Well home made anyway

With one of the test pieces I have been practicing my tailoring 

And today's little project was

half a yard woven on the loom this afternoon to.

Success

Test piece passed

Weavers Number issued. 

Blogging up to date

Over the last couple of weeks the loom shed aka the garage (not that it's ever seen a car) has been tidied up. A extra bar for beaming has been added, to allow more distance for the chain of warp to spread out. A new warp has been beamed and tied in rather than re-threading which is quicker once the way of it has been grasped. 

And away again on the next tweed this one is 25m the longest yet by 2½ times. The advantage is more fabric for the same amount of start and finish work. 

Completing Purple

After two good days weaving after an early finish at the proper job, the beam came to look like this, which means we have run out of warp thread.

so I was able to cut off the completed tweed, 10 meters I'm quite proud of. Off to the Mill in the morning for their assessment of the quality, and to choose how much of what colour to do next.

As no mistakes had been made in the threading and the warp had not tangled the next tweed can be tied in rather than threaded so we'll see how tricky that is.

A good Saturday morning

A gentle start at half nine and a good time weaving means 6 feet woven. 

Threaded again

Italian Purple, gorgeously rich colour

696 threads in place

Ending

After a few hours at the loom the warp ran out. So snip snip and

Time for another trip west. 

A 12½ hours at work then home for 18" of weaving, very satisfying 

Progress

Two foot on Saturday and another two foot today making progress.

That should have been 3 foot each day as one pirn is about 3" of cloth so 12 = 36"
18" the other day And another 6" woven today demonstrating it to Amanda