Fall seems to be one hold once again. Sure, the leaves are falling but temperatures are back in the mid 80's. Dang, I put my sweet tea pitcher away already....
Life has been pretty low key lately. John and Josh did some heavy duty yard clean-up with the tractor. They moved the band saw mill and relocated the log pile. They dug a bit deeper in the rain "relief" pit. And they put a door on the greenhouse. Now, I need to get to work on the inside.
I've been spinning and weaving and crocheting. Here's my current weaving project.
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| Ariel's first ever weaving with 2 shuttles |
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| Making me proud! She's only 13! |
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| Friends Chevelle & Christa come to visit & weave. |
I showed my granddaughter Ariel how to use the warping board, and she wound a 5-yard warp. I had given her rather specific instructions on how to tie it to prevent tangles. She isn't very attentive, so her warp twisted itself into a huge tangled mess. So she had to wind another warp. This warp made it over to the loom in good condition. While sleying the reed & threading the heddles, she again lost focus. So she had threads all crossed, out of order or broken off. That warp also went into the burn box. Warp number 3 actually made it onto the loom. We got it wound on without too difficulty, and she started weaving.
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| Look mom! She's weaving! |
She wove a dish towel for her mom before the summer visit ended. So, I took over weaving. I finished 3 & got them cut off the loom and hemmed. I sent one to her other grandmother, Margaret. And I sent one to my mom, Ariel's great grandmother. I have several more to finish. There are 3 wound onto the cloth beam at the moment.
My current crochet project is coming along well. I've been working on a "crochet along" project, Mandala Madness. My cousin's wife, Maggie, made a Facebook post about it. So I decided to do it too. It's coming along very well. I'm almost finished. I post my projects on Ravelry; user name is PennyTeem.
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