A Few New Beginnings
When I finished the sun quilt, my natural reaction was to find a new project. And while this warp isn't new, I hadn't done anything with it since winding it on. Christmas projects on the new loom took precedence, and then the arthritis in my neck kept me from rushing back to the loom. I found the perfect beads for the beginning, and began weaving the body with some JaggerSpun 2-ply wool. The pattern just jumps out, doesn't it? But the wool is a little too much for the sett of the warp, and it's too scratchy for a scarf. And the tension had become very wonky, having sat on the loom under tension since November. I had to cut it off, and maybe I'll use that bit for something, or just leave it hanging around, but the search for a new weft began in earnest this week. I had wound two skeins of JaggerSpun Zephyr--50% merino-50% silk--a while back to dye for the weft. I don't have a lot of experience dyeing with wool, but I thought if I us...
