Author Topic: First bit of weaving on my loom (Read 8539 times)

FiB · « **Reply #15 on:** May 16, 2013, 10:20:48 am »

Quote from: Ina on May 15, 2013, 05:38:30 pm

Weaving is one of the things I'd still like to do in this life - but it ain't cheap, and you need at least some space... At the moment I have neither money nor space, so it'll have to wait!

with you there!!! Ah well we'll just have to gaze admiringly at others's work... Fantastic cloth Bionic - can I order some table mats???!!!!

Bionic · « **Reply #16 on:** May 16, 2013, 10:27:22 am »

Fi, I was thinking of table mats for my next project. I was looking in the weaving book and you make them all in one go, leaving spaces in between and then just cut them apart.
I might make some for my sister for christmas. She has a yellow dinning room with red touches. Sounds a bit bright but it looks lovely. Now need to search for the right colours.

FiB · « **Reply #17 on:** May 16, 2013, 11:27:23 am »

.. I then HAD to go looking for ones I really could buy (I am doing up a static caravan at the mo - so have a bit of 'permission' and a budget to buy stuff!!) - they are around £7-10 each on Etsy (sets of 4 at 29-40 quid)- does that sound like a new income stream to you - or are they MUCH more work than that?!

Bionic · « **Reply #18 on:** May 16, 2013, 11:44:17 am »

Fi, as I am really new to this the warping up is a right pain in the $£*&, but the weaving was quick and fairly simple
I think to someone who knew what they were doing then it could be a nice little earner if there was enough of a market. I'm not in that league yet.

FiB · « **Reply #19 on:** May 16, 2013, 06:37:36 pm »

Quote from: Bionic on May 16, 2013, 11:44:17 am

Fi, as I am really new to this the warping up is a right pain in the $£*&, but the weaving was quick and fairly simple
I think to someone who knew what they were doing then it could be a nice little earner if there was enough of a market. I'm not in that league yet.

well, warping aside - you are!!!! You must be so pleased!

jaykay · « **Reply #20 on:** May 16, 2013, 10:14:18 pm »

Good colours

I can't remember what sort of loom you're using?

Yeh, after the rigid heddle, which you warp in an hour, I have had to settle myself to it taking two or three evenings to warp either my floor or table looms. I keep telling myself it's all part of the process.......

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Weaving is one of the things I'd still like to do in this life - but it ain't cheap, and you need at least some space... At the moment I have neither money nor space, so it'll have to wait!

Well, if you keep your eyes open, rigid heddle looms come up on preloved and so on - they don't take up much space. And the charity shops round here often have yarn - often knitting yarn - which you could use on a rigid heddle loom

Lesley Silvester · « **Reply #21 on:** May 16, 2013, 10:39:56 pm »

When I was weaving professionally I soon learned to put on a long enough warp to make several things. Four hours to warp the loom for a scarf plus an hour and a half to weave it = five and a half hours. four hours to warp the loom plus six scarves at an hour and a half each = less than two and a quarter hours per scarf. Depending on how much warp your loom will take, you should be able to make at least two sets of four table mats. I usually left it all on the loom with items separated by several loom sticks or thick cardboard.