I tried another hatching weaving with smaller squares and lots more colors.

Things I like: The color play and overall look of the piece. Still a big fan of splitting the ends before weaving in, I had trouble telling the front from the back.

Things I learned: Keeping long lines straight needs work! When twining the bottom and top with multiple colors, I need to connect the strands.

Details: approximately 8”x8”, 100% cotton weft, warp suspected cotton (from stash), woven on an 8 sett frame loom. First and last pass twined. Warp drawn through piece to finish.

My next finished experimental weaving where I tried curves and hatching.

Things I like: Still like hatching. The curves are fun! I split the ends to be woven in, which made a huge difference on the neatness of the back.

Things I learned: Taking the time to do a continuous string heddle saves time and frustration especially when unweaving. Using a line drawing taped behind the loom as a guide is very helpful as well, however, I need to make sure I use the same viewing angle each time I reference the cartoon.

Details: approximately 8”x8”, 100% cotton weft, warp suspected cotton (from stash), woven on an 8 sett frame loom. First and last pass twined. Warp drawn through piece to finish.

Happy New Year! May this year be better than last (asking little). I have a few more wrap up items for posts from the holidays, then exciting new things for the new year!

I finished the first experiment with weaving with hatching.

Things I like: Hatching! Neat, neat technique with so many possibilities, and solid joins between colors.

Things I learned: Pay careful attention to each pass. Finding a missed warp thread four passes later is frustrating. No, I didn’t unweave, this is a learning piece. Also, weaving in the ends makes lumps on the back. Also, marking the warp threads with washable ink means you have to give the item a proper wash, not just a blocking. Even that doesn’t guarantee the ink will wash out of the white areas.

Details: approximately 8”x8”, 100% cotton weft, warp suspected cotton (from stash), woven on an 8 sett frame loom. First row twined to space warp threads. Warp drawn through piece to finish.

Because the cat gets a little perturbed when I rest the loom on her rump, I laid a yard stick across the arms of my chair to prop up my weaving. She is OK having her own shed (that is weaver humor, by the way).

I can neither confirm nor deny that I am doing last minute gift weaving.

Happy Holidays and good luck with last minute projects.