For the first 9 months of my time as editor of Handwoven, I passed an inkle loom every day on the way to my desk. It really bugged me. Someone had warped it with icky, thin yellow yarn and woven about 2 inches with the same yarn.
Weaving is both simple and difficult and that's why Susan loves it.
Reuse, Reduce, Recycle – Rejoice in Eco-Yarns and Handwoven January/February 2018!
Not sampling before starting a weaving project is a mistake that I will probably repeat many more times in my weaving career.
People often say they learn best by hearing or seeing, but I believe we can all agree that learning by doing is the very best.
I realize that many of my problems come from being distracted. In this list most, problems are due to not being careful while winding, warping, and dressing my loom.
If I had rewatched The Loom Owner’s Companion Course, I would have been reminded about weaving loom maintenance and many other important tips.
Applying the same standards to the finishing as you did to everything else about a project sometimes takes more time than the weaving.
When it comes to weaving techniques, pick your battles carefully, and I believe you will get more satisfaction from the process.
Knitters use the expression yarn chicken when don't know if they have enough yarn to complete a project. I adapted the phrase warp chicken for weavers.
