Creations Looming

While it is 200⁰ outside I finally decided to sit down and hem some towels. I have 11 to hem!! Can you say procrastinator?

What do you do when it is hotter than hatties out?

A charming bag crafted from my weaving skills.😘 I adore how the strap matches perfectly. This bag features a lining and snap closure, and it's available for $40.

These bags will be heading to Atelier at 1109 soon!

Would you use this as a rug or a wall hanging?

It is 17" wide by 39" inches long if that makes a difference.

I am asking because I need to decide whether to weave in the ends or make it suitable for hanging. I am indecisive, but I love this and looking forward to making it a wider rug!

I found a seamstress who is willing to sew items that didn't make the cut as a scarf or towel! I am so excited!!

The bags she has created out of my work or better yet out of my piles of "what am going to do with this" are so cute and I can't wait to share!

The larger square is a lined crossbody bag and the smaller one is also lined and, well it is just cute! Would make a darling bag for a little girl.

The large one is $40.00 and the smaller one $25.00

Mark your calendars for the Art Harvest Tour. The stops and artists will be announced soon!

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I will be teaching a Beginning Rigid Heddle class June 5th & 12th at Atelier at 1109 in Perry. It is a two afternoon class from 1 - 4 pm. In this class you will learn the basics of warping the loom and weaving in a basic plain weave pattern.

Equipment needed: A rigid heddle loom in good working order. Atelier has them available for rent or I do have one you may borrow.

If you are interested in this class please reach out to Atelier at 1109

Come join me!

Would anyone like to take a Tapestry class with me? It will be on Thursday and my friend Melissa Gilje from the Des Moines Weavers and Spinners Guild will be teaching it. Also check out Friday the 10th. You can get a pass and enjoy another friend Karolyn Knoll talk about Alpacas and then tour the new fiber mill in Perry, Twisted Sunset Sister Fiber Mill. Saturday will be the day to shop...

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Working in the weaving studio and I hear pecking at the window. Look up to see Mr. P trying to get my attention. He probably wants me to shut the wind machine off so he can get back to his perch in the barn.

I really have been trying to weave!

A hell of a way to start the New Year! Praying for those in the Perry Community!

If you are interested in learning to weave, I can help!

We have a couple seats left in this two day class with the first session on December 5th from 9 am to 12 pm and the second session on December 19th from 9 am to 12 pm.

Grab your tickets before the class fills up at https://atelierat1109.com/products/beginning-rigid-heddle-class

Lately I have been treating myself to some weaving luxuries, first a new loom and now this box of goodies from one of my favorite stores. This box holds 31 weaving related gifts all indivually wrapped with the number on it. I can't wait until next Friday to begin unwrapping.

If you would like to learn how to weave on Rigid Heddle Loom I will be teaching a class in Perry.

The ladies at Atelier finished their scarves and did a beautiful job. We have 4 more weavers in the community!

Their second class project is the houndstooth pattern. I loved how they each chose a different dark color but they had the same taupe color for the light.

All this yarn that was used came from Atelier@1109. If you haven't checked them out yet, this weekend would be a good chance to. Art On the Prairie will be happening both Saturday and Sunday.

So I did this thing today! I taught my second class! These ladies were so fun to work with, I am excited to see their finished scarves! Thank you Atelier at 1109 for having me, I will see you next week!

Loving this pattern. Playing with different colors. So cool!

Today my weaving studio (aka the basement) will be featured on Acton Creative's Live at the Loom. Chris has a FB page as well as a YouTube channel. So if you want to see where I spend a most of my time come on over and check it out.

Oh it will go live at 9:30 a.m. central time.

https://www.facebook.com/ActonCreative

Acton Creative Hi! I'm Chris. And, I love weaving! I'm convinced that we can all be weavers. So, my goal is to crea

I will be hosting the December 2nd Weave - a - Scarf. If you would like to create your own scarf or (felted holiday ornament) go over to the guild's website to sign up.

Have you thought about your Christmas shopping list? Have you thought about giving some handmade gifts but you didn't want the fuss of going and purchasing everything you need. The Guild has two class that can help you out.

November 4th ~ Felted Holiday Ornaments
December 2nd ~ Weave - A - Scarf

To register for these classes click on this link and we will help guide you into making gifts you will be proud to give and who knows maybe you will discover a new hobby.
https://www.desmoinesweaversguild.org/events/classes

Once in awhile you have to try something new to get your creative energy going.

With all our animals that need fed around here we have a lot of feed sacks. This took me an hour and half to make.

Today is a good day to weave. I have my weaving support dogs and then my peacock audience!

Remember this picture? The warping was causing me all sorts of grief. Then my fiber prep picture? Here is one of the two rugs I made and finally have off the loom and ready for it's new home.

It doesn't actually take as long as when I first started posting about it, farm life and just life tend to slow the weaving down when there are nice days. Like they say "Gotta make hay when the sun shines".

Oh Crap! See I am horrible about jumping on FB. Day 11 ~ I spent 2 hours fixing my tension on my rug loom. Then I just had to walk away. 🚶‍♀️

Day 12 ~ Thought I was ready to go on the rug loom and discovered another problem with a skipped thread in the warp. So my dilemma, do I forget it and move on or fix it? I fixed it. I had to move 35 warp threads over one space in the reed and then re warp in the heddles. Another 2 hours. This is the work I dislike the most but if not done right will not give you the nice finished piece you want. So now it is ready to go. 🤞

Day 13 is book work day. So maybe if it rains the afternoon I will get some weaving in. (I like to weave when it rains)

Day 10 ~ Somedays things just don't go your way...That was my day. My tension on my rug loom was not right and the more I weaved the worse it got. Now I get to unweave 6". 😵‍💫

Moved to another loom. Starting weaving a flower and ended up doing it wrong. More to rip out...I called it a day!

Day 9 ~ Did some fiber prep for rugs and finished the set of towels on the rigid heddle loom.

Day 8 ~ Took the day off to spend outside, enjoying the beautiful weather. I did read about weaving and my next project, so that should count!