What Did I Do

That dull day that I had was so boring until right out of the blue I got a really neat email from a lady who wanted some information on the spinning of wolf fibre and weaving bookmarks with it. I had been using Duff's fibre to spin and weave bookmarks and she was interested... that got my juices flowing. It was just the kick in the pants that I needed. I got all fired up about doing things and so I washed a bag of Duff's fibre and then went to work on my 7 foot tri-loom. I had been having trouble with getting the start of my shawl on the tri-loom right and so had pulled it off several times and then thrown up my hands in disgust as I couldn't find my instructions to get me started. I went on the internet (gotta love that) and downloaded the instructions on how to get started and got right down to it. I haven't woven a lot since I had a meeting in the night but now that I'm going (and don't need the instructions to continue) all is right with the world.

Yesterday I headed into FSJ for a day of weaving on the guild's 36" floor loom. I finished a shawl yesterday if you can believe that.... a whole shawl! My back is groaning today as weaving takes muscles in your back that you don't normally use. Five hours of weaving is not really a good way to get back into the swing of things. Usually starting with a half an hour of weaving a day and then slowly increasing with 15 minutes each day gets your back into good shape for regular weaving but for those of us who don't own a floor loom and must use the guild's, we don't have the luxury of doing that. You go to the guild's workshop and you weave like a demon until you are finished so that the next person who wants to use the loom can do so.... it means for some serious aches and pains.

That just means that I should buy myself a floor loom doesn't it???

Today is a windy day and I look out the window here and am glad that there are still leaves on the trees. Some autumns we have had all of our leaves fallen by now. But for some reason this year, there are still lots of leaves and even better there are lots that are still more green than yellow. That means that we will have a somewhat prolonged autumn. I love it.

Knit nights began again after a lengthy summer break and it was good to connect with those ladies after such a long time. I did not bring knitting though. I brought along my rug hooking as I want to finish a few of the projects that I have on the go before starting any new ones. My rug is coming along nicely but I will soon have to put it away as I am starting to think about my commission for a jacket. As a matter of a fact I am weighting out the fibre to be blended and have piles all over my table as I write. These will blended on the drum carder and then spun over the next few days.

So there you have it a general breakdown on the activities of myself after falling out of the doldrums. Today is sunny with serious threats of cloud. Wind is blustery and too cold for outdoor activities. A good day to spin, weave, and plan for future projects.