Showing posts with label tablet weaving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tablet weaving. Show all posts

Wednesday, 1 November 2023

Guild weaving day

 Last Saturday was guild weaving day although for me it was a bit of a struggle first thing. I woke up, checked the time with Ian who told me it was twenty to seven on the heating clock ( which is 10 min slow) No panic then until I picked up my phone and found out that it was actually 10 to eight !!

It appears that the heating clock had switched to daylight saving time a day early. The next hour was a mad rush to get up, shower, sort my stuff, realise that my inkle loom will no longer fit in the bus luggage compartments on the new bus, grab knitting and e- spinner instead and catch the bus into town.

Why so early? well, my Guild day starts with coffee and breakfast in town as my treat.

Anyway, I forgot to pick up my ear buds and thought I had forgotten my wallet so had to detour to the bank to pick up some cash for the charity sale table,

Nottingham seems to be torn between getting ready for Christmas and Halloween.






After breakfast ( I do like to sit and look out of the window ), I got stuck in a traffic jam, stuck at the rail crossing, and diverted from the normal bus route,




 I eventually arrived at the Guild meeting a little late.
Most people had already set up and there were plenty of looms to have a look at and have a go on.





I may have acquired a new to me loom as well but more about that in another post.

Speak soon x


Monday, 26 November 2012

Fibre dabble day

Hi

At our recent Guild ( Guild of weavers, spinners and dyers) meeting we had a Dabble Day and were joined by members of the Ashfield and Hallam Guilds. Mini workshops were set up around the room for people to try out new techniques and crafts.  My camera battery decided to fade away but not until I had grabbed one or two shots of the work produced.

On offer as workshops were Tunisian Crochet
 woven baskets

 felted vessels

 tablet weaving sheep
 Japanese bag tying..Furoshiki.
 felted bangles
 Dorset buttons
and scrumbles in knitting and crochet but at that point my camera was playing up so huge appologies to that group.

Sunday, 27 November 2011

confused!

A couple of years ago I bought some cards for tablet weaving, had two very unsuccessful attempts and gave up! Today, after seeing some in use at the guild and speaking to another fibre nut who uses them, I warped them up on my inkle loom.

 tablet weaving

 tablet weaving

So far, so good

So the problems are : I used wool and the card wears it away very quickly
                                 : I cannot keep track of where I am in the sequence if I have to leave it for any reason
                                  : The design I'm working shows on the reverse of the work, it that normal???

 tablet weaving

 tablet weaving


So back to the drawing board, I'm open to ideas, anyone ?