In the thick of it

Well, that title refers to my day job, not weaving. I work at a Public Radio Station and we are in our drive week. For me, that translates into very early mornings and long hours through Saturday 10:00 p.m. It's a dynamic time, though tiring.

As to weaving, well, confession is a good thing for the soul. I cut that danged 20/2 warp off the Newcomb. I did get it beamed but I had too many ends beamed for my chosen pattern and those loose ends were making me crazy, crazy, crazy! Pulling the warp forward and rebeaming was not an option, because I tried it. So, another lesson re-learned: be sure of your pattern, beam only the ends you need. So, I cut that dog off the loom - arf, arf.

The same evening I wound and beamed a sample for some cotton flake I have on my shelves. Ran a couple samples and I think I'm going to like this stuff, maybe even for a shirt!

I'm down to one rug left on the Hammett warp, so I'll be winding and beaming another warp for that loom in the next couple days.

I also burned my ornamental grasses yesterday. Whoosh! Kind of exciting.

Reading: The China Study