Saturday, September 29, 2007

Counting Down

Big show coming up next weekend at Best of Missouri Market, which is held at the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis, MO. I have looked this computer over in vain for a photo of last year's booth. Can't find it, so I'll try to get one up after the show. Right now, I have a few last things to tag and inventory. I also have a "Master List for Shows" and need to hunt and gather for that. In between, I'm tying on a painted warp, and I have about 300 ends tied. Just 420 left to go! I don't think it's a time saver to tie on a warp when you have this many ends, but it will save a little length and that will be nice.
I'm weaving plain weave napkins - for us! - on the Hammett. Some are plaid and some are striped. Nice color combo, if I say so myself. It's been a while since I wove something for me, and my napkin and tea towel drawer contents are looking boring to me. Besides that, I am finally deciding that some of the 10 and 12 year old tea towels can go to the rag pile. You know, that's not too dang bad - 10-12 years of pretty much constant use for a tea towel. Which is why I always encourage people to USE my tea towels. Some folks still like to just decorate with them, which is fine, but they make such dandy things for dishes and hands!  Here's a photo of one.  This was warped in stripes:  solid red, red and yellow alternated in the heddles, solid yellow.  This one is crossed with red.  Notice how the color differences in the stripes appear as texture differences.  Interesting!
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