I’m weaving!

My first day of weaving class is over.   My head is spinning – with new words, new techniques, new skills (or attempts at such!) and new ideas. 

Weaving on the loom

This is what I made today.  I learned my ‘reed’ or heddle (that is the horizontal piece at the back of picture where the yarn goes through) had 8 dents (holes) per inch, which means I can use pretty fat yarn to get a pretty solid fabric.  This is the 100% cotton yarn used for most hand-knit dishcloths.  It is supposed to be a log cabin pattern, but because one of my colors is variegated with white in it and the other is solid white, the pattern is mostly lost.  But I got the technique in my brain (I hope!)   Tomorrow is day 2.  First we learn how to take our weaving off the loom, then we start all over!  Warp again, learn a new pattern and weave some more!  I’m going to try alpaca tomorrow!  So excited!  If anyone is wanting to learn to weave – on any size of loom – the Weaver’s Guild of Minnesota is the place!   They have looms, yarn, instructors, everything you need.   And classes about spinning, dyeing and much more!