wow. I'm still trying to digest all that I learned while visiting my friend Kathie last week. She had asked if I wanted to weave something on her small floor loom (a Schacht Baby Wolf) while I was there.... um YES! of course I did. The first thing I did was design my project. I wanted to make a table runner and first I started grabbing my usual colors, turquoise, reds..... then I totally changed my mind! Look what colors I came up with....
Way outside my box! And so citrussy and yummy. Kathie taught me how to wind my own warp, and then how to dress the loom. It seemed so complicated but we took it step by step & it wasn't hard at all!
It took me two days to get it all ready, then Wednesday and Thursday to weave. (ok, we did sneak out of the house every day for a while too!). And look! I just love the way it turned out....
the finished runner measures about 13X40 inches.
And check out the back, neatly hemmed & finished off with pretty bias plaid binding....
When we got home hubby put it on the front table where I was hoping it would fit. PERFECT! It was almost like I'd measured it. NOPE! I had not.
Thank you Kathie for teaching me so much and for being an awesome friend!
4 comments:
I absolutely LOVE your table runner! It's so fresh and looks great on the black furniture. I totally wish I had a weaving BFF, too!!
It's so lovely Ellyn. Those colors are so yummy together. What a professional job. It is a perfect fit for your hall table. Just lovely!
Just beautiful and awesome that it fits your table! I love the neatly finished 'hem' - have never seen that before on a woven piece...
It looks gorgeous!
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