Warping and wefting

Well, the weaving's improving. This weekend was the first time in about a month I was able to sit down and get some serious work done.

I'll show you some piccies at some point but I managed to do about half a metre of plain weave using yellow (warp) and green (weft) 4-ply. Then I rolled it up in a towel and stuck it in the washing machine with tonnes of conditioner and it's come out dreamy soft and balanced.

Next on the loom is more yellow (warp) and fushia pink (weft) 4-ply. I think I'm about 3/4s of the way through the warp and the seleveges are looking much neater. There was a point where it looked like I was working at a serious angle but fingers crossed that it's just the way I've wound it on.

Rather than use these as blankets or scarfs, I much prefer the idea of using them as fabric to make things like bags, etc with.