First days of summer

This being officially summer now, and my goal being to paint and weave as many warps as possible before fall, I was happy today dawned sunny. We've had several rainy days lately, and more came in tonight, so, I laid out the plastic and dyed this morning. I started with a silvery blue 10/2 mercerized and used Fire Red, which should mute to a darker red, and Blue-Gray, in sections. I'm still trying to find that Winter Sunset combo. We'll see if this works.

I have thrown the last shot of the last shawl on my current painted warp project and only have to hem stitch the edge. Not a day too soon to get the next one painted!

I had a fun morning last week helping some friends tie up an old WPA 4 shaft counterbalance loom that has been handed down in their family. I enjoyed myself thoroughly, and best of all, the shed opened like magic after the tie-up was completed. Here's a photo of me under the loom tying treadles to lams. Thanks, guys, for letting me help with this lovely old loom. It's nice to know it's back in action.