Sunday, 22 April 2018

Busy Busy

I was round at the allotment at 8am today. My back gave out at 10 am so came home.
Potatoes planted and ridged up in the foreground, fruit, hard and soft all sprouting on the right rear, broadbeans to the left with small flowers and iris plants beyond. There is still a bit of weeding to do but I will do that tomorrow. Fortunately the garden is looking after itself. Everything is growing up and smothering the weeds. My only problem is the greenhouse is bulging and I dare not plant out the sweet peas yet. I cannot pot up anything until I get rid of some stuff from the garden.

I have been weaving on the Meyer. I tied on another warp, the third one and started weaving two days ago. Yet another twill pattern. I have now done five. This one I like best.


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I am weaver and - -. I dye my yarns with acid dyes, I paint my warps, put fabric collages and stencils on my weaving. I have three looms, a 12 inch wide, 12 shaft Meyer for demos and courses, a 30 inch Louet Kombo which is nominally portable but has a stand, two extra beams and a home-made device containing a fan reed. And last a 32 shaft Louet Megado which is computer controlled, has a sectional warp and a second warp beam and I am the proud owner of an AVL warping wheel which I love to bits and started by drilling holes in. I inserted a device for putting a cross in. I have just acquired an inkle loom and had a lesson from an expert so I can watch TV and weave at the same time. I am interested in weaving with silk mostly 60/2 although I do quite a bit with 90/2 silk. I also count myself as a bookbinder with a special interest in Coptic binding.