I was making dinner last night, cutting up onions and other veggies from our local co-op farmer for soup, when my thumb got in the way.
Yeah, that's four stitches, one of which is in the nail. OWWWW.
I hadn't done much weaving before this happened, and I can't do any on the big loom until I get the stitches out. The shuttles I'm using on the shawls are too heavy and I would have to reach into the shed (and catch the stitches).
So.
I can't have idle hands. I don't like being bored and I can only do so much puzzle game playing and reading.
I got out my rigid heddle loom, warped it with some lumpy red and sparkly white acrylic/polyester yarn I had bought to make a scarf for a co-worker, and got to work.
One of the things I love about the rigid heddle is, because you only have two positions the yarn can be in, you can weave very quickly. After forty minutes, I had about eight inches done.
Another thing I love about it is that I can weave from the comfy easy chair instead of a hard bench!
I may just have end result pictures of this scarf next time.
If you are interested in handweaving, homesteading, spinning, and/or taking care of animals, you've come to the right place.
Sunflower
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Friday, July 12, 2013
Things I Would Buy If I Had the Money (and nothing better to do with it)
I love this skirt. I REALLY, REALLY love this skirt.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/114368728/maxi-skirt-in-jersey-knit-of-heather?ref=sr_gallery_23&ga_search_query=maxi+skirt&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_ref=auto3&ga_explicit_scope=1&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmademaxi+skirt
I would wear one of these every day if I could. You can wear a skirt and you don't necessarily have to have perfectly shaved legs!
https://www.etsy.com/listing/114368728/maxi-skirt-in-jersey-knit-of-heather?ref=sr_gallery_23&ga_search_query=maxi+skirt&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_ref=auto3&ga_explicit_scope=1&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmademaxi+skirt
I would wear one of these every day if I could. You can wear a skirt and you don't necessarily have to have perfectly shaved legs!
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