tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post3709889125959467786..comments2024-03-25T05:07:17.533+02:00Comments on D a n c e s W i t h W o o l: Weaving HolidaysLenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03678637714674755599noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-63105973710475627042007-03-11T08:41:00.000+02:002007-03-11T08:41:00.000+02:00Really like your Pomotomas socks! How refreshing ...Really like your Pomotomas socks! How refreshing to use a light solid color; it really shows off the pattern. Embossed leaves socks are equally lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-63510084068178779902007-03-08T19:31:00.000+02:002007-03-08T19:31:00.000+02:00Oh, Lene, such beautiful socks! :-) The Pomatomus ...Oh, Lene, such beautiful socks! :-) The Pomatomus pattern is really striking in pure white.Beth S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04475159295250863910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-15065075993889181802007-03-08T17:57:00.000+02:002007-03-08T17:57:00.000+02:00Lene: I have heard that Navajo weavers believe tha...Lene: I have heard that Navajo weavers believe that if you leave a loom without a warp for more than a week, it will lose its spirit...is there a legend like that in your part of the world?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-8878026413271399582007-03-08T08:45:00.000+02:002007-03-08T08:45:00.000+02:00those pomatomus socks are beautiful!those pomatomus socks are beautiful!jokohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526887016951135118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-66307913601918689312007-03-07T22:25:00.000+02:002007-03-07T22:25:00.000+02:00It is so nice to read of your joy with the loom! ...It is so nice to read of your joy with the loom! <BR/> <BR/>I'm so impressed with the Pomatomus socks in the solid color! I want to make a pair and I hope they will be worthy of a photograph when I am done. I have a navy blue sock yarn in stash that I'm hoping will give the right gauge.Marie N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02358976552469177345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-73948323534699449092007-03-07T21:19:00.000+02:002007-03-07T21:19:00.000+02:00The socks are gorgeous and the buns look delicious...The socks are gorgeous and the buns look delicious!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-91758103902606950862007-03-07T21:09:00.000+02:002007-03-07T21:09:00.000+02:00Past tense of weave is woven. Past tense of spin ...Past tense of weave is woven. Past tense of spin is spun. Or maybe spinned. LOL My spell-check says spinned is wrong. I think both are right. Even us native speakers of English get it wrong, or at least confused, sometimes. Often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-11417792713777410942007-03-07T16:59:00.000+02:002007-03-07T16:59:00.000+02:00I forgot to thanks Ellen ! soory !EstherI forgot to thanks Ellen ! soory !<BR/>EstherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-75834829310210959302007-03-07T16:57:00.000+02:002007-03-07T16:57:00.000+02:00Thanks Lene for this long and, how can I say well,...Thanks Lene for this long and, how can I say well, kind of demonstation that, despite all we have done before in textile arts, we have so much too learn and... isn'it beautiful !<BR/>I, also, am not used to pre-understanding the weaving patterns and , what's the english wod for "montage" ? I mean this capability to view, just in reading the instructions, what it will be, off the loom, if there's not a good looking picture by the side...<BR/><BR/>Good luck with a future work on your loom, I' m still going on with mine and often forget the time running out ! <BR/><BR/>By the way, thanks a lot Granny for your advices, you're a strong help for all of us, beginners ! I do love linens... I have some linen tableclothes weaved(right orthograph ?) by my grandmother, (born in 1887)before she got married in 1913...Still so good looking and strong ! <BR/><BR/><BR/>Lene, your socks are like gorgeous lace...love them ! You have "des doigts de fée" !<BR/><BR/>EstherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-12152190565319990232007-03-07T05:57:00.000+02:002007-03-07T05:57:00.000+02:00your version of both pairs of socks is wonderful! ...your version of both pairs of socks is wonderful! very inspiring.HPNY KNITShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01364973961188155339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-6924582535165740862007-03-07T03:29:00.000+02:002007-03-07T03:29:00.000+02:00Beautiful socks!My grandmother used to weave; she ...Beautiful socks!<BR/><BR/>My grandmother used to weave; she really enjoyed it, and she made lovely things. She sold her loom while I was in college, but now I wish she still had it so I could learn.<BR/><BR/>Yummy looking rolls! Nice daughter!Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07578110783778922961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-53074230447583341562007-03-07T02:09:00.000+02:002007-03-07T02:09:00.000+02:00I am so glad you're happily engaged in projects ga...I am so glad you're happily engaged in projects gain!<BR/><BR/>As usual, your socks are masterpieces of precision. And they're pretty, even better. I need to hurry up and finish a couple of pairs of plain old socks so I can try the pomatomus in cotton.<BR/><BR/>What are those yummy looking rolls? Sweet or savory?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-38734451324030315892007-03-07T02:01:00.000+02:002007-03-07T02:01:00.000+02:00So many "w" words--warp, woof, weft, I think they ...So many "w" words--warp, woof, weft, I think they all sound lovely although I don't know what they mean! But I do understand those buns, they're pulla, and I know they're delicious. I especially like them with cardamom in the dough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-64611880313402610182007-03-06T23:29:00.000+02:002007-03-06T23:29:00.000+02:00It all looks wonderful!It all looks wonderful!pacalagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498703982601315908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-15861881362068570692007-03-06T23:05:00.000+02:002007-03-06T23:05:00.000+02:00Never mind your lack of knowledge and experience o...Never mind your lack of knowledge and experience of weaving, it's your enthusiasm and will to learn and your natural creative ability that will take you far.Cornflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779286635989616330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-23030778036422286622007-03-06T22:06:00.000+02:002007-03-06T22:06:00.000+02:00Beautiful socks!! I love them in solid colors. It...Beautiful socks!! I love them in solid colors. It's hard resist the lure of gorgeous multicolored yarn. I'm not a weaver but I can relate through my kniting. It's wonderful the peace and joy and happiness creativeness can make you feel.Knitting Bandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763905105395493610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-38153650100336188092007-03-06T21:16:00.000+02:002007-03-06T21:16:00.000+02:00To add stable selvedges: when you warp your loom ...To add stable selvedges: when you warp your loom add an extra warp yarn at each side of the piece and then always wrap the weft yarn around the edge and that will give you a nice straight selvedge. These yarns just float along your warp and are not part of the pattern. I hope this works and keep up the beautiful work!<BR/>AlenaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-76288625752005289822007-03-06T20:57:00.000+02:002007-03-06T20:57:00.000+02:00Oooh a plate of pulla! mmmm, I can smell them from...Oooh a plate of pulla! mmmm, I can smell them from here.<BR/>Your socks are so beautiful and the yak/ blend singles look very soft.<BR/>Your spinning looks very even and better than the name brands at the yarn store!<BR/><BR/>Will you eventually be able to use the yarn you spin in your weaving?Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15149401855790439497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-63375340526661543222007-03-06T19:59:00.000+02:002007-03-06T19:59:00.000+02:00Oh yum, yum, and yummier!I love watching your weav...Oh yum, yum, and yummier!<BR/>I love watching your weaving take shape and appreciate that you share all of this with us!Cindy/Snidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08899610721323830021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-69591504328119491082007-03-06T19:44:00.000+02:002007-03-06T19:44:00.000+02:00I don't know what those lovely buns are, but they ...I don't know what those lovely buns are, but they look delicious! The Pomatomus are lovely in white. I haven't tried this pattern yet but I am very intrigued. A light color seems to show off the texture best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-55397195784856481212007-03-06T19:35:00.000+02:002007-03-06T19:35:00.000+02:00On my way over for some of those rolls. Yummy! L...On my way over for some of those rolls. Yummy! Loved the socks and can't wait to see the next weaving project.gwtreecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15210276433405050299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-16337659377516299502007-03-06T19:34:00.000+02:002007-03-06T19:34:00.000+02:00Glad you're enjoying so many fiber arts! Everythin...Glad you're enjoying so many fiber arts! Everything looks great -loved the woven shawl. I neither weave nor spin and it looks very complicated to me. The socks are great. I'm wearing my flannel gray "Embossed Leaves" socks today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-7233651287035892532007-03-06T19:20:00.000+02:002007-03-06T19:20:00.000+02:00Some linen-weaving hints:Gently boil a small handf...Some linen-weaving hints:<BR/>Gently boil a small handful of linseed (flax seed) in a liter of water for about five minutes and then strain out the seeds with a sieve. (You can put the seeds in bread or something now.) When the goopy water (called size or sizing) is cooled, brush it onto the warp that is behind the harnesses and then let it dry. Then use a hairbrush to brush and separate the threads from each other. (A comb might be too harsh and break a thread or two.) When these sized threads come to the weaving side of the castle (harness-structure) they will be strong and resilient and you should have no trouble weaving them. <BR/><BR/>But they will also be stiff, so that the weft-yarns will not pack in well and you will have a loose fabric. So, now you can soak your bobbin (plastic, not wood or paper!) of weft in water so that as you weave, the warp of the woven part will be damp and bendable and the weft will be able to pack in. <BR/><BR/>You could size the whole warp all together before putting it on the loom, but I have only done that once, in a workshop with Kate Smith in Vermont, many years ago and I have forgotten the method she used.<BR/><BR/>The finished fabric should be washed well to get all the size out, but never put in the dryer, as that will break the shine and sheen and crispness that makes linen so lovely and unique, and it is lost permanently - washing and then line-drying the next time will not bring the loveliness back. It is gone forever.<BR/><BR/>ps. K - "woof" is a perfectly good name for the weft, although it reminds me of my dog. But it is correct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-80175951401591976572007-03-06T18:50:00.000+02:002007-03-06T18:50:00.000+02:00Give me a minute - I'll be over for coffee! Yummy...Give me a minute - I'll be over for coffee! Yummy looking rolls! You know "anything could go RIGHT" in your weaving too.<BR/>Love the Pomotomas socks.Peg-woolinmysouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03790536800383924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17492826.post-51734189089061170462007-03-06T18:28:00.000+02:002007-03-06T18:28:00.000+02:00I'm so glad I was led to your blog!I've only done ...I'm so glad I was led to your blog!<BR/>I've only done simple rigid heddle weaving, so I can't help you at all there, except to agree that it's wonderful. (And being I learned a little about weaving from my Scandinavian relatives, I felt so silly calling it "woof" in my first weaving class.)<BR/>I wonder if Taito is available in the states?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com