I just finished the second of two events I did for our guild members! I think I've mentioned the first; a weave-in, where 7 of us came together and wove (mostly) from the same pattern. I have 6 new napkins waiting to be hemmed (five of which are identical and one is lovely but confusingly different). I had input the pattern into my weaving software incorrectly, so the motif is wrong but a consistant manner; then I noticed one of motifs is just wrong. I didn't notice it until days later, and I'm disappointed but once it's covered with BBQ sauce, who'll know the difference? Most of the rest of the group is still weaving off their projects, I'm looking forward to the pictures! (I'll post a photos of mine here once they're hemmed).
Now that the event is over, I can finish the 3 unhemmed towels that I have that were waiting for the weave-in; I had them set aside to show the difference wet finishing makes to that weave structure. Now they can be finished!
Looks like there's a lot of hemming in my future... There are also 2 King size pillowcases that are worn on the hem crease; I'll hem those down to Queen size and get them back into the linen closet. (Note: Queen size is 30" deep as opposed to Kind which are 36" deep)
The second event was a study group in our guild called "Creative Endeavors" and I gave a quick card weaving demo/lesson. J had asked me to do it and I didn't feel good about saying no... I only had 2 hours minus their time for socializing and "Show and Tell" but managed to cover a whole lot (I think) and everyone got to play with the cards. A couple of people are pretty excited about trying it again so I offered to do a little warping and weaving clinic on a simple band. Now I want to do more card weaving. I'll have to wait until after my trip...
These two events took a lot of planning and work but the participants were very grateful and it was totally worth it. I feel like the guild needs more members teaching members and I'm hoping that by modeling the behavior we'll get more of that. I'm wondering if the space is the issue? Maybe I'll see if anyone wants to teach something here next summer.
I've drawn a symbolic line to note that I can now move on to other things. This is really a statement of what I can accomplish in the next two weeks before travelling to deutschsprechenden Ländern.
There are a couple of things I need for my trip; one is a hat. I'm knitting the Downton Hat in cream and cinnamon using a merino cashmere blend (So Kosho by Ito) that has lovely twist and colors; it's the yarn the Websters gave us for the retreat last fall.
Sadly I don't have a matching scarf (WTH???) but I'm thinking I might be able to weave one in time... I could use the leftovers from the hat as the pattern weft in an overshot or monksbelt pattern.
I'll also need a chemo-cap for the charity thing on the trip; I'll probably start that on the trip.
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And now that I'm happily playing with straight lines, I might as well natter on about the end of 2025.
I need to start the table to replace the one that's falling apart by the pool. I spotted this on the floor at the Stanford Chapel. (If you like mosaics, the Chapel is worth a look!) I would use different colors, maybe looking for more iridescent fish colors and have the fish swim in a blue instead of gold pond. I'd probably end the border before the plaited part. We'll see.
Baby blankets need to be woven, hoping to get them on the loom before I leave.
I'll need to print a Holiday postcard, maybe an image I see on my trip.
I'd like to play with a card band, maybe Christmas trees?
Oh and JH and I are taking a wreath making class at Filoli!!!
And I need to get organized for the start of the New Year. Yep, I seem to be doing that organizing thing a lot. I'l put some time into it and see if I can come up with a 2026 list I actually can accomplish!!!
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