Ready to GO

Last night before going to be I was able to get my loom ready for today.  The Apron has been set in the work.  The apron is what is called, it is the fabric or material in which you wrap your warp around.  I use some kind of butcher's paper, which works fantastic for my loom.  I guess I could invest in  some canvas cloth, eventually I may do that, but to my credit the paper is so light and easy to put away. Just wanted to show you the loom set and ready to go as I relax in my Saturday of weaving. Thanks for stopping by.

Warp Speed Ahead

BoyfriendScarfWarp (1) a photo by Crafty Andy on Flickr.

This warping was tricky, because of the way the two colors are interexchanged over the warped. I am excited, because I have already dressed the loom and the warp has been rolled and the individual heddle holes have been put into place. Just wanted to post before going to bed. I think this is going to be another fun adventure in which I am going to learn a lot. Thanks for stopping by.

Looms and Fabric

Last Friday me and other guys from the Monday Night Knit Group went to a Tapestry Weaving Class at a local JOhn Adams Campus of CCSF. Adult programs for enriching our lives and that of others.  It was interesting and will be a complete semester.  Tapestry weaving is a bit different than weaving with a rigid heddle loom.  Our first assignment or Homework sort of speak , was to make a loom for our class.  We had a choice of copper which was beautiful and very expensive these days, or wood, which was under $ 20.00 in materials.  Here I present you my Tapestry Loom.  Michael helped me in the construction, I gathered the materials and prepared them for assembly.  The class was inspirational and Kyle, John and I were very excited about the class.  We met a lot of people and introduced them to the Stitches West and The Cricket and Flip Looms.  The fabric below was inspired by the class but was and is being made in my Cricket loom.  I am using some of my homespun for the weft along with some bulky Knit Picks Swish, the Warp is hand dyed sock yarn, wool/nylon blend.  It has taken a very interesting look. My plans is to use this fabric to make a bag.  

The yarn below is the one that I spun on my Kromski and plied with the Alpaca Cloud  Lace weight from Knit Picks.  I am just starting to see the possibilities of creating very exciting textiles with the loom.Thanks for stopping by.

Crafty Andy has a Cricket

CricketLoomCraftyAndy (3)
Originally uploaded by Crafty Andy

I will have to say that if you asked me 20 years ago what would I be doing today, weaving would have not been my answer. My main inspiration as far as wanting to weave has been Judith MacKenzie.  This lady has such and endearing way to talking about fiber that you actually learn a lot even without looking at what she is doing.  She is a great asset to the fiber community.  I am do to take a class on  the new store of  A Verb For Keeping Warm, at their new location in Oakland.

6328 San Pablo Avenue x Alcatraz Avenue

Oakland, CA 94608

510.595.VERB(8372)

Their new store is amazing and it is full of great yarns.  Close to public transportation and a lot easier for those of us that want to take it.  Anyway this may be my las post of the Year, number 800, wow 8oo journal posts in my blog life, lots of stuff happening in my life and very exciting.  Below there is a video of  Crafty Andy showing you the loom he got for the Holidays, not a holiday present, but during the holiday season nonetheless. Thanks for stopping by!