tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86791082024-03-07T23:53:34.126+00:00Hamble Campbell's Home PageAn occasional window on Hamble Campbell's world.Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.comBlogger328125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-1386345845694710622009-09-14T21:34:00.003+01:002009-09-14T21:44:15.122+01:00Little house on the patio<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4e6y592i0xczw5_jfzPVQ1ygorosIY9647tVF_dxpGZkMcxJ96mQ9TlYgAKc5UEkh71U_RNqnKoiYJsxYjD5dp-02cvTniW54qyOzogkk79EH2suh9uiIVmpF5zr_BfTN1cfW/s1600-h/P1010202.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4e6y592i0xczw5_jfzPVQ1ygorosIY9647tVF_dxpGZkMcxJ96mQ9TlYgAKc5UEkh71U_RNqnKoiYJsxYjD5dp-02cvTniW54qyOzogkk79EH2suh9uiIVmpF5zr_BfTN1cfW/s320/P1010202.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381424640925752610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheK_GBnKZfQGP5ba0pn2PZNWnbZPUhd8HsjpTau7PGQE44IJeGtqJLpNnSjJAXeDyOEEGT1hoCjT7IznTazWEfS6Xwt4TwBEMG-qBSBrsUW9gyrk0tGt0HIeYCwUN9DlE3DBTD/s1600-h/P1010203.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheK_GBnKZfQGP5ba0pn2PZNWnbZPUhd8HsjpTau7PGQE44IJeGtqJLpNnSjJAXeDyOEEGT1hoCjT7IznTazWEfS6Xwt4TwBEMG-qBSBrsUW9gyrk0tGt0HIeYCwUN9DlE3DBTD/s320/P1010203.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381424632884557602" border="0" /></a><br />This is my new shed. The sun is shining on it, because it is a good trusty shed. And I have now painted it a very dark brown (English Oak, it says on the tin), so it looks like a tea house from Japan. The roof is black onduline - I thought it looked nicer than the felt ones and it should last longer.<br /><br />One day I will re-do the patio and then I will make a little path leading up to my shed door. Inside, it is very tidy, with all the garden stuff hanging from nails knocked into the walls. I chose the most beautiful shed I could find because it is right outside my kitchen door and I can see it when I'm sitting at the kitchen table eating my breakfast.<br /><br />You can forgive me, I hope, for my infrequent blogging, when my time has been spent so wisely and productively, hmmmm?Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-24137594339634607782009-09-14T21:26:00.003+01:002009-09-14T21:34:30.093+01:00How that purple warp got on........<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6kcGELcK-EZcecf3qmZslNIRbxhQDblBcIRwBECt4AnrfN0dh96-VBqegerBoSrz7oG_qpJnYj9Cuv3fmwAeZwarSIVXyiNdxlgJgCx_BefcuAeQ94xkuY8htQnMy9PXJh_I/s1600-h/P1010233.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6kcGELcK-EZcecf3qmZslNIRbxhQDblBcIRwBECt4AnrfN0dh96-VBqegerBoSrz7oG_qpJnYj9Cuv3fmwAeZwarSIVXyiNdxlgJgCx_BefcuAeQ94xkuY8htQnMy9PXJh_I/s320/P1010233.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381423047808931314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPTTHB2H8unOLLjYYqMjw4dWAIsukYLW14Cr0DIHbIs5RLfnC1IQD2-PQAIl0fFmu6LLBET0Fohu6FuD2KXTlWDZpN53RYoR8Z95rRSBA7B9WOglalDY9qlM18MGEnrhwNOme/s1600-h/P1010232.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPTTHB2H8unOLLjYYqMjw4dWAIsukYLW14Cr0DIHbIs5RLfnC1IQD2-PQAIl0fFmu6LLBET0Fohu6FuD2KXTlWDZpN53RYoR8Z95rRSBA7B9WOglalDY9qlM18MGEnrhwNOme/s320/P1010232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381423039734187618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivO7_7zusYBsWTqgoO4idsycTXoiiGJbvhc0v7XVoAJSA9W5sXMSqp34PJD3HvjOVXzf1Be32u6-mzgNs-gP2SW5btLwTEIq_iRx3h3oz846St73ZhUo9LshE45kscvGm4ujTU/s1600-h/P1010231.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivO7_7zusYBsWTqgoO4idsycTXoiiGJbvhc0v7XVoAJSA9W5sXMSqp34PJD3HvjOVXzf1Be32u6-mzgNs-gP2SW5btLwTEIq_iRx3h3oz846St73ZhUo9LshE45kscvGm4ujTU/s320/P1010231.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381423029840171090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5E_mcMrO8yplc730gS4dRoR-5cwTIguCHAGNyLIZNC43E2XjFLZaDJ_MpXw5dgb3DyjyU8jwavRbjJgzY_RyZUqjp9OOEigWfb6zCME2Ie4EDmlUs-qnYqqVnUdmB4Gi-Hhye/s1600-h/P1010230.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5E_mcMrO8yplc730gS4dRoR-5cwTIguCHAGNyLIZNC43E2XjFLZaDJ_MpXw5dgb3DyjyU8jwavRbjJgzY_RyZUqjp9OOEigWfb6zCME2Ie4EDmlUs-qnYqqVnUdmB4Gi-Hhye/s320/P1010230.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381423022328597842" border="0" /></a>The top two pictures are of a plain-weave baby blanket, with the warp yarn used as weft with alternate picks of a varigated wool. It did not shrink nearly as much as the overshot blanket shown in the lower two photos. The pattern here is "cat track and snail trail", aka "wandering vine". I was surprised at how well the long floats felted, so it was suitable as a baby blanket after all, phew.Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-52540440855180261702009-09-14T21:19:00.002+01:002009-09-14T21:26:33.730+01:00Asters and dahlias<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqEJUaZevi0gfmwXJZ-GDn_4GrcmYMxpndM-cNltF9YrU2JtCvwl1MD-5_3qNK-BdlQW071tQlZ6nXIuzc1xwNz_ISymH23hyphenhyphenMLhvOw8TAvDi3T-D8K_9CpOp80PbwRbaMRxKb/s1600-h/P1010263.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqEJUaZevi0gfmwXJZ-GDn_4GrcmYMxpndM-cNltF9YrU2JtCvwl1MD-5_3qNK-BdlQW071tQlZ6nXIuzc1xwNz_ISymH23hyphenhyphenMLhvOw8TAvDi3T-D8K_9CpOp80PbwRbaMRxKb/s320/P1010263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381421896785095858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3AN5c1CvRD328Q4aVynRkx04xPUFpZ-wGVYTI9109gAe3DVMA0ecV6ZdXcdoeb1DTlJjEGZdqKCXc-kPTtLWPU5ro6inmAmr6CUPF2-OT7m-0SuLMv3BGpFB121MMqNSsF1v/s1600-h/P1010260.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3AN5c1CvRD328Q4aVynRkx04xPUFpZ-wGVYTI9109gAe3DVMA0ecV6ZdXcdoeb1DTlJjEGZdqKCXc-kPTtLWPU5ro6inmAmr6CUPF2-OT7m-0SuLMv3BGpFB121MMqNSsF1v/s320/P1010260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381421411189840562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well aren't these nice. All from my garden and all grown from seed. Hoorah!Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-38267452628876936112009-06-07T22:09:00.003+01:002009-06-07T22:27:52.407+01:00Threading the heddles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEich2lXqFdbdfDcIjA7MISv_Y0rYOgl90mimsjbC1VJ1SaOBaQ7pS5SYuzmM0bzrnFtshw5xnAl3mLDmghisKfaODGM4ies7ushWuevr03An1EvsIxUA6GPoTlnQ__QO99INUXG/s1600-h/P6070155.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEich2lXqFdbdfDcIjA7MISv_Y0rYOgl90mimsjbC1VJ1SaOBaQ7pS5SYuzmM0bzrnFtshw5xnAl3mLDmghisKfaODGM4ies7ushWuevr03An1EvsIxUA6GPoTlnQ__QO99INUXG/s320/P6070155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344700510009224850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgDOkU8kEwjzEFTOp3KpVW3PG5hLFVfP3buaK1s68iXKj2nz0R4ua8FC4I9nq_KqarGfhrju7Ijx2JdHpteVBa3oeZaIuMz92M22LfWa2fK-kIwss2EBmYNxnO69MTE2qZwOC/s1600-h/P6070156.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgDOkU8kEwjzEFTOp3KpVW3PG5hLFVfP3buaK1s68iXKj2nz0R4ua8FC4I9nq_KqarGfhrju7Ijx2JdHpteVBa3oeZaIuMz92M22LfWa2fK-kIwss2EBmYNxnO69MTE2qZwOC/s320/P6070156.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344696690229767186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br />This is my next project in the throes of the threading process. It is going to be two baby blankets, in overshot - the pattern is "Wandering Vine", aka "Cat Track and Snail Trail", which sounds much more imaginative.<br /><br />I've just worked out how to arrange the loom so that the threading and reed sleying is more comfortable and won't break my back like it normally threatens to. The shafts are now hanging much further forward, suspended from bits of string in a rather elaborate system of knots, and balancing on a couple of sticks. I'm terrified of making a threading error so I'm going very slowly and carefully as it's an awful trial trying to correct mistakes later.<br /><br />Jo, a work colleague and neighbour, is expecting twins, so these blankets are for her and hers.<br /></span>Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-55791120170502839302009-06-05T22:43:00.002+01:002009-06-05T22:49:28.502+01:00Look at these lovely flowers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUG_HpBfJq_FSIZ8U9n9xKEwqLF5gLn_dZJdX4nZBLhVjB_GiPaQbY_j9R6XROAHrAMIaTlp8EP7aBYteCy0GECeMvFN3Q-P9gOTvCfJ2MMKnHufHWx54RRRVTkkRJOS32lrI/s1600-h/P6050153.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUG_HpBfJq_FSIZ8U9n9xKEwqLF5gLn_dZJdX4nZBLhVjB_GiPaQbY_j9R6XROAHrAMIaTlp8EP7aBYteCy0GECeMvFN3Q-P9gOTvCfJ2MMKnHufHWx54RRRVTkkRJOS32lrI/s320/P6050153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343963020330118594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5aBRAwgmoPA11yWJ0rufAOOmo8zw6VWvBJG81-MR1o7No7aCwzlWOqk1VbCMxkkfDY-AwFiAfUbHzxD7N-wEPSjaxPDuf3gJNxpJ20pDbmySZRXMX5BxMbkeE77CxJ4iKDDf/s1600-h/P6050154.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5aBRAwgmoPA11yWJ0rufAOOmo8zw6VWvBJG81-MR1o7No7aCwzlWOqk1VbCMxkkfDY-AwFiAfUbHzxD7N-wEPSjaxPDuf3gJNxpJ20pDbmySZRXMX5BxMbkeE77CxJ4iKDDf/s320/P6050154.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343963016639994066" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The garden smells lovely at this time of year. I picked some of the roses, and what you see here is representatives of the Rambling Rector, Madame Alfred Carriere and Compassion (unless I am mistaken about the Compassion, the pinky-peachy one). Now the house smells lovely too.Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-49030625868025304682009-06-05T22:27:00.004+01:002009-06-05T22:43:30.617+01:00Krokbragt - there was a crooked bag ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTQhv36kMgmcQGpSvulkqPODx7FJGjiiroNrfejl5GjjUu26TMSf9ov8yGh4GlruYKGadRbHUsgCe7Q7naE6eKsw2lQ19H90gcoLutUlFIIE7OeG6f4vpPDzXXOc1ApqSaJ3X/s1600-h/P6050152.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTQhv36kMgmcQGpSvulkqPODx7FJGjiiroNrfejl5GjjUu26TMSf9ov8yGh4GlruYKGadRbHUsgCe7Q7naE6eKsw2lQ19H90gcoLutUlFIIE7OeG6f4vpPDzXXOc1ApqSaJ3X/s320/P6050152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343959802051776050" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There was a little bit of warp left on the loom after I'd cut the rug free. I used it to try out a krokbragt threading on three shafts. Luckily I could use the same tie-up as for the rug, and that meant that although shaft four wasn't used, I could lift shafts 2 and 4 together and thus make plain weave possible.<br /><br />Anyway, I was so cock-a-hoop with the pretty little patterns that I sewed it up into a bag. (Sewing isn't really my strong point). And it has a lining, all sewn with rug wool, as is the plaited shoulder strap.<br /><br />Some day I shall weave a rug in this structure, but mainly in plain-weave with the krokbragt as a border, or maybe isolated patterned stripes.<br /><br />Making that long plait made me search about on the web for a quicker, easier way to make cords. I hit upon a cord-winder, and then got on to some ply-split web sites, which were fascinating. I think I shall have a go at ply-split braiding next and see what turns out. I just need more time ...Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-52998758316117808922009-05-15T23:09:00.003+01:002009-05-15T23:39:14.336+01:00Just the plaiting to do now ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhME089-80BWv4buiE63xBR4HA2MGAQn2ALjfL7Qh5Yyw0vKMJyvwYHhFoE0IH1JDiJRSh2BXbz92pp0doDmifsPM1rrUpb-AIlgpsP1v5f6Kli2rEj3gSw5zY_xlOqq5qTpc/s1600-h/P5150031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhME089-80BWv4buiE63xBR4HA2MGAQn2ALjfL7Qh5Yyw0vKMJyvwYHhFoE0IH1JDiJRSh2BXbz92pp0doDmifsPM1rrUpb-AIlgpsP1v5f6Kli2rEj3gSw5zY_xlOqq5qTpc/s320/P5150031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336177654677045394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9lys1hksEhZd29-BTX9U8BVtJTItPokP_Tocw6miB-XulCvHV_H8Ufn-cMjUFYnsSAj-XReJwhMU4HPWlHwXpfcHbRaHUQH6ucXs3DGnSHYQhAYF6nJBIyEAxtrANJz-N-Dx/s1600-h/P5150030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9lys1hksEhZd29-BTX9U8BVtJTItPokP_Tocw6miB-XulCvHV_H8Ufn-cMjUFYnsSAj-XReJwhMU4HPWlHwXpfcHbRaHUQH6ucXs3DGnSHYQhAYF6nJBIyEAxtrANJz-N-Dx/s320/P5150030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336177646139742402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_8RcBeIISDOI7G-_KGLsa1uWV-ojEsdhFJHc8sFfBxxm6KfjUXIiJixUFuwMsr3YiMejgwFysgb_1yVtHVDk16dPod1H1hURkjxowKp6DSST65S2BLLkOEWObJU6apJJRMyUp/s1600-h/P5150029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_8RcBeIISDOI7G-_KGLsa1uWV-ojEsdhFJHc8sFfBxxm6KfjUXIiJixUFuwMsr3YiMejgwFysgb_1yVtHVDk16dPod1H1hURkjxowKp6DSST65S2BLLkOEWObJU6apJJRMyUp/s320/P5150029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336177645391711218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2UAzIP7Yg0jDmbizX_0SsWGK7jRrVWS1Hyhx7bxsHhxvPT-uEhuvJ-UUjEW1nkWgD2sk3OTch_Cx95A9muMeCczbbbzDPqIX9ZvmMXq3ZCzsvwOQLR5iTOCtNSxgtcRaaJPh/s1600-h/P5150028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2UAzIP7Yg0jDmbizX_0SsWGK7jRrVWS1Hyhx7bxsHhxvPT-uEhuvJ-UUjEW1nkWgD2sk3OTch_Cx95A9muMeCczbbbzDPqIX9ZvmMXq3ZCzsvwOQLR5iTOCtNSxgtcRaaJPh/s320/P5150028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336177646095364322" border="0" /></a><br />Here is my rug, showing both sides and some close-ups with and without flash. In reality it is quite a lot brighter and vibrant than these pictures suggest.<br /><br />Some details:-<br /><br />Sett: 5 epi<br />Reed: 10s, sleyed alternately and with a floating selvage of doubled ends.<br />Warp: 10/6 linen.<br />Weft: 2 ply Axminster rug yarn, used singly for plain weave and four-fold for the pattern.<br />Width: 36"<br />Length: 58"<br /><br />Design based on Peter Collingwood's instructions for four-end block draft (paragraph d on page 319), blocks threaded either 1323 or 1424 - summer and winter pattern.<br /><br />I based the design on the Fibonacci sequence of numbers, which was rather complicated by the pattern being spread over groups of four, and sleyed at 5 epi. I therefore had to multiply the Fib. number of inches by 0.8 to determine how much to weave and keep the weft stripes in the correct proportion.<br /><br />There is definitely one side of the rug which is superior to the other - the weft was taken up differently by the two pattern blocks, and I could only control it satisfactorily on the side facing me as I wove.<br /><br />This is a rug for my friend Janice, who is on holiday at the moment - perhaps I shall save some of the plaits for her to do, as a special treat ...Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-27654772070414736132009-05-02T22:36:00.004+01:002009-05-02T22:50:25.353+01:00Rug<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38uCFHQbA3YyPD6UIexJlz_7qkV2-lTF6rXrcW9jOdVoknCZu_Jak-XTMZOOzzRxqj4C8u3QnJhfl8DFDs1eqlWBTcLIKJ7wP09Escp88TKTIyplQzG7yQz9MUWL2c2LC5Gqz/s1600-h/P4290022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38uCFHQbA3YyPD6UIexJlz_7qkV2-lTF6rXrcW9jOdVoknCZu_Jak-XTMZOOzzRxqj4C8u3QnJhfl8DFDs1eqlWBTcLIKJ7wP09Escp88TKTIyplQzG7yQz9MUWL2c2LC5Gqz/s320/P4290022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331344702612172882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYGBMQ4nnHrBIYR1sCJOh1b-bodlTpsLdekuCUG7yWdn0wtf-erQSkcU8zqJxtT7EQY0T59HkRxu5LhMY2lf2IYZbHXXirLDbCTWVl0o0yglU6Ct9_zr8RrJcR8-hGesMRHAH/s1600-h/P4290021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYGBMQ4nnHrBIYR1sCJOh1b-bodlTpsLdekuCUG7yWdn0wtf-erQSkcU8zqJxtT7EQY0T59HkRxu5LhMY2lf2IYZbHXXirLDbCTWVl0o0yglU6Ct9_zr8RrJcR8-hGesMRHAH/s320/P4290021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331344697907327650" border="0" /></a><br />Perhaps you would be interested to see the rug I am currently weaving - unfortunately the photos show that a photographer with a tremor and a digital camera will produce a blurry image. However, I think it does give a fairly accurate idea of the colours and structure of the rug.<br /><br />I have modified my loom for rug weaving. It has a heavy steel bar strapped to the beater and heavy metal poles for the warp to tie on to, instead of the usual wooden sticks. There are two wooden blocks on the floor between the loom and the skirting board to prevent the loom creeping towards the wall as I beat. And, my favourite adaptation, an extra strong reed which I ordered specially (it has my name engraved on it by the manufacturer!), which should not bend.<br /><br />I will show a picture of the rug when I have finished it ......... full steam ahead.Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-15461850566062010332009-04-16T21:49:00.003+01:002009-04-16T22:09:19.903+01:00Its curtains for me ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyiBYVTmWsx0_JNE-Lwt7O-2R37t3FFHoRKsweJvcPYwaHLGf0MsnTMiuHw18-LIylk7veTshV0NQiMEphD7lv5yoP8lEZxT809Lb9lLFoy_-4JJEueXrGxIHBeoNbZX9aBqbZ/s1600-h/P4110015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyiBYVTmWsx0_JNE-Lwt7O-2R37t3FFHoRKsweJvcPYwaHLGf0MsnTMiuHw18-LIylk7veTshV0NQiMEphD7lv5yoP8lEZxT809Lb9lLFoy_-4JJEueXrGxIHBeoNbZX9aBqbZ/s320/P4110015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325398803048883938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rZOg-uVYKA5QRXfZ7dkVZBqNXd55Kkvdkynhv8MUGZFqSYE7R1hEe0G6oE0ZVd7YycqY5-isByDJF1rluy5n7hQNzTx6NTINwY9_kIOB5Pm9svbZu-G3jgdHF01u1loNuxTb/s1600-h/P4160018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rZOg-uVYKA5QRXfZ7dkVZBqNXd55Kkvdkynhv8MUGZFqSYE7R1hEe0G6oE0ZVd7YycqY5-isByDJF1rluy5n7hQNzTx6NTINwY9_kIOB5Pm9svbZu-G3jgdHF01u1loNuxTb/s320/P4160018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325396955947835426" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br />Perhaps you would like to see how the curtain material turned out -<br />I'm not keen on sewing so making them up into actual curtains will be postponed for a bit, while I build up my strength.<br /><br />I am afraid the photos are not good - the true colour is more like the paler photo, and not at all yellow. After washing and ironing the lacy squares are really apparent. Hooray.<br /></span>Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-65908440906588347682009-03-17T20:33:00.000+00:002009-03-17T20:35:26.900+00:00Weybridge in February<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdAcn4WaCNkOCgdRcAgpu6BHHrVP9EfMzO006vgcgZmqA0ZnhxVvHb5TXyQ6qPWPAi75EDW9Oh2eTFkQiwq9rKmL8-4AlY1ARczQq6zbInbmKRU6_f5cKQ2_qRAKTeN0k1BNg/s1600-h/P3010001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdAcn4WaCNkOCgdRcAgpu6BHHrVP9EfMzO006vgcgZmqA0ZnhxVvHb5TXyQ6qPWPAi75EDW9Oh2eTFkQiwq9rKmL8-4AlY1ARczQq6zbInbmKRU6_f5cKQ2_qRAKTeN0k1BNg/s320/P3010001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314257820587998098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So you don't have to bother going there yourself.Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-56575784767182315962009-03-17T20:18:00.003+00:002009-03-17T20:33:20.598+00:00The curtain's waiting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRI1KFm7cSg3bpHtdmS9Rb4sa_vwOlBvgDnS34R9uuItOjrvtlg8KGhJYG4HVuD757zDFeSHpMiD5Sjqty8x7m9v5Vzwy5CP9V8KA4FT1vOLlq_1Y873793xnQu9aSUsNiGrk/s1600-h/P3170013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRI1KFm7cSg3bpHtdmS9Rb4sa_vwOlBvgDnS34R9uuItOjrvtlg8KGhJYG4HVuD757zDFeSHpMiD5Sjqty8x7m9v5Vzwy5CP9V8KA4FT1vOLlq_1Y873793xnQu9aSUsNiGrk/s320/P3170013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314254357027005522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumO6vNd1CvMy2PkWUM66qM7uWPrj9BtSMMPGTfR9VguMQccuBrhW8ykmnDeBLlZUGqYXvdamQI_dC7vHSLZt_uAhnnYe6-k-03UMf6kobGnNIz-822epX8ZlU2mFN1faXptQ7/s1600-h/P3170010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumO6vNd1CvMy2PkWUM66qM7uWPrj9BtSMMPGTfR9VguMQccuBrhW8ykmnDeBLlZUGqYXvdamQI_dC7vHSLZt_uAhnnYe6-k-03UMf6kobGnNIz-822epX8ZlU2mFN1faXptQ7/s320/P3170010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314254350451336546" border="0" /></a><br />What with all that rug wool to be wound, I've been distracted from my current weaving project, which is some material to make curtains for my bedroom.<br /><br />For those of you who are interested, the details are:<br />Sett: 16 epi, woven at 16 ppi.<br />Pattern: Traditional Lace Unit from Margaret Porter Davison (mainly plain weave).<br />Width in loom 35". Length: should be enough to make four 44" long panels.<br />Yarn: the same for both warp and weft, which is taken from a cone of undyed silk noil and a cone of unidentified dark cream coloured yarn, probably a linen mix. I wound the two yarns together on the warping mill and then threaded them through the reed randomly. I'm now weaving with two shuttles, one of each yarn and sending them through the shed in random yarn order.<br /><br />Phew.<br /><br />I am quite pleased with the results as they appear on the loom. I like the dishcloth effect the slub and the colour of the yarn gives (!)..... But hopefully they won't end up looking like rags. At least it seems quite quick to weave, when I can tear myself away from the rug wool.Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-26897767625720925782009-03-16T18:07:00.004+00:002009-03-21T10:01:26.124+00:00Greenwich chorus is now on CDYes it's true.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Radiophonic-Workshop-Retrospective-Various-Artists/dp/B001GISONU">BBC Radiophonic Workshop</a> recordings have been put onto CD and are up for sale at Amazon etc.<br /><br />I am very pleased to have my copy, as it means I can listen to Peter Howell's lovely <a href="http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/miscellaneous/bbc.html">Greenwich Chorus</a> whenever I choose. I have wanted to have a recording of this since I first heard it on Jonathan Miller's TV series The Body In Question when I was a teenager. And that was a while ago, sadly.<br /><br />There are lots of other splendid pieces of music on the double disc, and, it has to said, some horrible pieces too.Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-70518577283362286912009-03-15T18:21:00.003+00:002009-03-16T20:16:03.901+00:00Busy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNuBPoduxFXplg5vm_IWSklvJYywl8SCL_ouSOCtj6e_yJR6yvLmHP9i7DP4gYtOYE48SCYo7zHCaxf36B3XY_cbLPjDTSJBQrtVKr1Fp6c40kvVBpSRlb1gCNgOZVRNshbCP/s1600-h/P3140003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNuBPoduxFXplg5vm_IWSklvJYywl8SCL_ouSOCtj6e_yJR6yvLmHP9i7DP4gYtOYE48SCYo7zHCaxf36B3XY_cbLPjDTSJBQrtVKr1Fp6c40kvVBpSRlb1gCNgOZVRNshbCP/s320/P3140003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313481562720661026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is a huge skein of rug wool (3.6kg) draped over my (closed/folded) warping mill. The yarn is unravelled and being wound onto my ball winder. It takes me about ten minutes to wind a "cheese" of approx. 135g. I've wound 16 so by my calculations I have another 13 to go.<br /><br />This is an easy skein to unwind. But there are others which are more challenging ....<br /><br />I ordered 20kg of rug wool from <a href="http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/textile-fibres">ebay</a>. It is wonderfully cheap, amounting to less than £1.50 a kilo, and that is including the postage. It is Axminster rug yarn, 80 per cent British wool and 20 per cent nylon. Just right for my rug making projects.<br /><br />Unfortunately it can be quite tricky to transform it into a state suitable for putting on a shuttle, and it is filling my house with fluff in the process. But at that price, who could complain!<br /><br />And the colours are all lovely and useful. It felt like Christmas, opening the bags when they arrived - three full coal sacks. Hooray.Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-2230152569418798692009-03-15T17:58:00.003+00:002009-03-15T18:21:01.862+00:00Three scarves<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIpUKFAt0e5vy0MIwOBaH0z6cKXdeDypD3tbInE9P5LCyWGjG5O-madWIwKyvJGrXBk_9MzF8vX_IrE-axi3NdgNcVaEe9t4I_0GTgkhe3ukVDThwjwbEPikFiRY7iXB3NBqf/s1600-h/P3140006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIpUKFAt0e5vy0MIwOBaH0z6cKXdeDypD3tbInE9P5LCyWGjG5O-madWIwKyvJGrXBk_9MzF8vX_IrE-axi3NdgNcVaEe9t4I_0GTgkhe3ukVDThwjwbEPikFiRY7iXB3NBqf/s320/P3140006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313479694530088098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdJsW4iHsB6nkKe3CibTlo2RMw_iwX4p0F5Mpc7Jf2-pNqKgwdFghlcytP0vV8QQM3g9l8yYz9B8c0m2KMcRLT2oHE6ArqB1vHaYAAMKiqRE3g2ihCAVIqUafRnAeyCxykXE2/s1600-h/P3140004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdJsW4iHsB6nkKe3CibTlo2RMw_iwX4p0F5Mpc7Jf2-pNqKgwdFghlcytP0vV8QQM3g9l8yYz9B8c0m2KMcRLT2oHE6ArqB1vHaYAAMKiqRE3g2ihCAVIqUafRnAeyCxykXE2/s320/P3140004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313479088315501746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhon1pX20KLzWZNdOmtKu0KmAIIGfvckIT8jh7PRdoTy6KinfXUEu4ThVQlZSrt1lqy5Z94dnS3IoBSJKgoXLin2ztNUEBCEoFYktEgK3XHb7ie2CxW3d_jrDJ1-qzaXWB1H7fy/s1600-h/P3140005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhon1pX20KLzWZNdOmtKu0KmAIIGfvckIT8jh7PRdoTy6KinfXUEu4ThVQlZSrt1lqy5Z94dnS3IoBSJKgoXLin2ztNUEBCEoFYktEgK3XHb7ie2CxW3d_jrDJ1-qzaXWB1H7fy/s320/P3140005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313479076416262226" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I wove these earlier in the year and didn't get round to posting their details, which are:<br /><br />Sett: 8 epi<br />Each one (there were four): 12" wide and 60" long not counting the fringes, on loom<br />German Birdseye threading from Margaret Porter Davidson<br />Yarn: Two using Noro yarn, one using home-dyed wool of various types<br /><br />The fourth scarf was woven using oddments and didn't really turn out that well so I have not photographed it.<br /><br />I need to trim the fringes of these three and iron them.Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-9954963312315494712009-02-10T22:57:00.004+00:002009-02-10T23:16:42.564+00:00What's outside the window?Well, this evening I finished Roberto Bolano's novel The Savage Detectives and I will say right away that I absolutely loved it.<br /><br />Fat books are usually a bit too much bother for me, but I was somehow so fascinated by all the buzz that surrounded the publication here in Britain of 2666 that I actually bought both books. As a rule I never buy fiction, but I couldn't wait for the library.<br /><br />Although The Savage Detectives fills 570 plus pages, I was not tempted to read the last chapter, or skip ahead, or any of the other naughty things I usually do when confronted with a book that is not slim. I read the whole lot and I recommend it to you most positively.<br /><br />Don't read on if you have not read The Savage Detectives yet, I don't want to spoil anything for you...<br /><br />.................ooooooo000000000000OOOOOOOOO0000000000oooooooooo.........<br /><br />If you have read it already, I can hear you asking, "What meaning did the cryptic ending convey to me?" Well, I thought the window frame had been punctured by something, letting in beams of light. Maybe bars had been removed, or maybe the fabric of the building had suffered some violence. I read on another website that perhaps the series of dashes or hyphens represented a "cut along the dotted line" instruction. What a clever idea, I wish I had thought of that.<br /><br />Anyhows, I've got the massive 2666 to tackle next. But I've got to finish The Arabian Nights (translated by Haddawy, both volumes, first, which I put on hold to read Bolano. Wish me luck.Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-5040844996878403522009-01-12T16:04:00.004+00:002009-01-12T16:41:10.181+00:00Watercolour robin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFt1_WS9XRN79EEAApNE_kFfr56pl8Nt07tRDnI50Cb6t7PjTpsIVp2N3vo__9uV_TrUzUTn_a5hkWuCRhHQW1osgb94SEGsd6c_Tom6tzBWb0AlObPBeXCLj6AfBNN6KVpi9d/s1600-h/P1110164.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFt1_WS9XRN79EEAApNE_kFfr56pl8Nt07tRDnI50Cb6t7PjTpsIVp2N3vo__9uV_TrUzUTn_a5hkWuCRhHQW1osgb94SEGsd6c_Tom6tzBWb0AlObPBeXCLj6AfBNN6KVpi9d/s320/P1110164.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290439339021532674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLD5TSsKjpl3yFjzHdJW-ON2HCdlZq-Oh0Y-P1dvLZERtdBGvTBJ6iNahbGScpil26MvE6YTc38R9A0Y4qzIXIBrV8vBb4vN6Bxhjn6QN6iu1YharzaVy_1nUVCLfzqHN_WuqA/s1600-h/P1110161.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLD5TSsKjpl3yFjzHdJW-ON2HCdlZq-Oh0Y-P1dvLZERtdBGvTBJ6iNahbGScpil26MvE6YTc38R9A0Y4qzIXIBrV8vBb4vN6Bxhjn6QN6iu1YharzaVy_1nUVCLfzqHN_WuqA/s320/P1110161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290439336872880210" border="0" /></a><br />I felt like a bit of watercolour, so I dusted the paintbox and copied a photo from a Christmas card, for my mother's birthday. I thought the picture looked very smart mounted on some dark green tissue paper and then put onto some white card. I think it would have looked even smarter with deckled edges and I see from my <strike>time wasting on the internet</strike> surfing activities that a special jagged-edged ruler device is on sale that you can tear your paper along and it will produce a pseudo-deckled edge. I expect it will take some practice to use and I shall no doubt tear some of my masterpieces in half in the process, but I might well buy myself one.Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-62536515782460039652009-01-12T15:50:00.003+00:002009-01-12T16:04:15.701+00:00Hand dyed silk samples<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCMqjmr8NEgoMa-unu8vrxTSSGYuFJYiHcDehzzFHsLEshlWSwC7WEG6IWYyGQOkmKfOVv5ctyTLaBZ7TEwB6VebedVyHRU_odgqs3-ew5IW8nJ0Jc5qbZSFKXtfhnACBjqJv/s1600-h/P1100159.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCMqjmr8NEgoMa-unu8vrxTSSGYuFJYiHcDehzzFHsLEshlWSwC7WEG6IWYyGQOkmKfOVv5ctyTLaBZ7TEwB6VebedVyHRU_odgqs3-ew5IW8nJ0Jc5qbZSFKXtfhnACBjqJv/s320/P1100159.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290436207712846770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBI9yQznLih84_UVGRK-S6CQfL9s_e_ti2HOofimnjzuiH2611IS94ffH623_WTnbrpp48OFhkYPRlb2RBjPttCd160ZLxt7FCPGjQG7lPGBT6m9bV1xzFs-LHAIlTVrVTr4g/s1600-h/P1100160.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBI9yQznLih84_UVGRK-S6CQfL9s_e_ti2HOofimnjzuiH2611IS94ffH623_WTnbrpp48OFhkYPRlb2RBjPttCd160ZLxt7FCPGjQG7lPGBT6m9bV1xzFs-LHAIlTVrVTr4g/s320/P1100160.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290435960984153010" border="0" />Silk samples</a> following instructions in the Ashford Book of Dyeing, by Ann Milner<br /><br />Here are the 1g silk samples (five times round the warping mill, as my scales aren't that accurate) I dyed with procion MX from Kemtex. Unfortunately they seem dominated by purple, and that may have been my mistake. The first twenty samples I dyed I'd put the silk in the pot first and only then added the blue dye, then ages later the red dye, and then even more ages later, the yellow. So maybe the blue got to be more dominant, having had first dibs at the silk. Anyway, for the other forty-six samples I got all the dye in first and then added the silk.<br /><br />There are plenty of mistakes to be made when doing percentage dyeing (I did 2% here, a dark shade), and I made sure I made as many as I could.Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-59419716399739368392009-01-01T10:28:00.001+00:002009-01-01T10:34:49.248+00:00A visit to Liverpool, Formby beach with the iron men<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCTu2RN9HkHRy-HOsOwkI3eJTY9i8KYkfdf-qJ-J-bKpgvnWYhublgK1OXPTq-buTpTruTUvRLb-CSwOCfcrV5XXqnX7MyUfRVSOBCstkO6Atui2V4Q8H2ghJjMjos1rUF-nQ/s1600-h/PB010065.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCTu2RN9HkHRy-HOsOwkI3eJTY9i8KYkfdf-qJ-J-bKpgvnWYhublgK1OXPTq-buTpTruTUvRLb-CSwOCfcrV5XXqnX7MyUfRVSOBCstkO6Atui2V4Q8H2ghJjMjos1rUF-nQ/s320/PB010065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286271197116146178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhstGDwNfuofrNU0jFkkg7oHxcHWLbcihtxGgvVzNJb9CTIsCeFs2HClnpTZmVzlcBjHTKdW6j3h73upX3tcM4TpeFqHoVtCYWidPY5gmlJeKxMLXdx9ggrNWMA1L5OiIWOa_f/s1600-h/PB010051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhstGDwNfuofrNU0jFkkg7oHxcHWLbcihtxGgvVzNJb9CTIsCeFs2HClnpTZmVzlcBjHTKdW6j3h73upX3tcM4TpeFqHoVtCYWidPY5gmlJeKxMLXdx9ggrNWMA1L5OiIWOa_f/s320/PB010051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286271191483019058" border="0" /></a>Just in case you thought I did nothing but sit about weaving all day, here are two photos of a visit to Liverpool in October to visit Kodakina.Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-48846395819902806212009-01-01T10:14:00.002+00:002009-01-01T10:27:06.804+00:00Rug number four<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHe19pZOwLkBhX6wLSm89Al5eHq3vZ8eZsP3JnGq3qgD0geicCvAGyzDc8KcT1KLX7CaCM1OJyIlZ13jSNdPozTOUq-XcXxD9VElF5hkrmLgVnx7KmTQG0-j_MQU39seLJlEBi/s1600-h/P1010157.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHe19pZOwLkBhX6wLSm89Al5eHq3vZ8eZsP3JnGq3qgD0geicCvAGyzDc8KcT1KLX7CaCM1OJyIlZ13jSNdPozTOUq-XcXxD9VElF5hkrmLgVnx7KmTQG0-j_MQU39seLJlEBi/s320/P1010157.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286267706131627154" border="0" />So</a><br /><br /><br />Here are the photos of my fourth rug. I did not have enough of any one colour to create the "windows" effect that had caught my attention in Peter Collingwood's book but I am still delighted with this bit of weaving. I had to incorporate some randomly sized and coloured stripes to ease the problem of quantity of the main colour, but I am happy with this addition to the design. Yippee.<br /><br />Delighted as I certainly am, I have had enough of rug weaving for the present and am weaving some woollen scarves, which I shall show you presently.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRqvugqmNzV10RsALydpIN2UnWZdLDnSODBHUbFatJn4ubfiTbyo7ADVKFu72_I9nolKJELgiQT1ybNvwkIt0Zl1qgsmKTADeUt6Vjf7YQERmWhG6b9X5Hisd3YIQq2uyGtrK/s1600-h/P1010156.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRqvugqmNzV10RsALydpIN2UnWZdLDnSODBHUbFatJn4ubfiTbyo7ADVKFu72_I9nolKJELgiQT1ybNvwkIt0Zl1qgsmKTADeUt6Vjf7YQERmWhG6b9X5Hisd3YIQq2uyGtrK/s320/P1010156.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286267699152361362" border="0" /></a>Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-36429943390419627422009-01-01T00:03:00.002+00:002009-01-01T00:11:56.577+00:00Dyeing experiment<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNYIsb9DRSmowYsDFGvsN3tHH8Yko_W5LcVO13E6uUbz1Y9PyY3rYgR6prejbPxWqXN5FU4vxr3wKANlCBeEX5has-D04yYxFOp_bO9nbvMdgzrE-wvMGEk3HvxyjQZi1DYRl/s1600-h/PC290152.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNYIsb9DRSmowYsDFGvsN3tHH8Yko_W5LcVO13E6uUbz1Y9PyY3rYgR6prejbPxWqXN5FU4vxr3wKANlCBeEX5has-D04yYxFOp_bO9nbvMdgzrE-wvMGEk3HvxyjQZi1DYRl/s320/PC290152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286110514618880178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegSHVmd_9-B0mrPGI_yUP_ONnc7JkhyuIvr0Z_We3Rh4j3dIvVZC3Q8IwNgXAiDbVb5T0_Q1hG-qNiaOaiaMoZ_djkDpj98P1n2snOMHvWLZ0KH5XumMPWGnrZSgF0AUPURdk/s1600-h/PC290151.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegSHVmd_9-B0mrPGI_yUP_ONnc7JkhyuIvr0Z_We3Rh4j3dIvVZC3Q8IwNgXAiDbVb5T0_Q1hG-qNiaOaiaMoZ_djkDpj98P1n2snOMHvWLZ0KH5XumMPWGnrZSgF0AUPURdk/s320/PC290151.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286109694879869618" border="0" /></a><br />Perhaps you would like to see some pictures of my second experiment in dyeing - these are 1g samples of silk noil in 66 beakers, changing colour in three directions, each with different proportions of red, blue and green (from Ann Milner's book again)<br /><br />I am still waiting for them to dry so I can put them on a piece of card and then maybe I shall choose some colours to dye my scarf warp and weft that I've got prepared.Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-68132694416249938422008-12-31T23:57:00.002+00:002009-01-01T00:03:07.667+00:00Happy New Year<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2xd0o2Hfs8mdPuaFCtpw3dVzloJ-o_aZX__NG-lI5k5uFiKhMRH2c1b0I8ij1emWdl8B6NTT483bKOjhkzRMv9OVSddbAXq2RF9iWVzJ1S0h03xXhDpLM9uvfxIyRHHV_Pey/s1600-h/PA230034.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2xd0o2Hfs8mdPuaFCtpw3dVzloJ-o_aZX__NG-lI5k5uFiKhMRH2c1b0I8ij1emWdl8B6NTT483bKOjhkzRMv9OVSddbAXq2RF9iWVzJ1S0h03xXhDpLM9uvfxIyRHHV_Pey/s320/PA230034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286108391835043922" border="0" /></a>May 2009 be good to you, and may you be good to 2009 -<br /><br />well I was going to show a picture of my latest finished rug but I'd not taken one so here is a photo of it in its infancy ...Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-90070718604675264672008-10-02T22:12:00.003+01:002008-10-02T22:19:46.490+01:00Tieing on a new warp.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pdtC2LYy8krBrQVee07KR6b5YEN75u68ty27l36cfBMYFpifnmt7Hu34NuuMI1Rydraa6zQjWFGSktF43DsPLZe55QEkF7L-JtsVczPgGINZYsepgMYPI8JwV2D1lGyKyHiK/s1600-h/PA020030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pdtC2LYy8krBrQVee07KR6b5YEN75u68ty27l36cfBMYFpifnmt7Hu34NuuMI1Rydraa6zQjWFGSktF43DsPLZe55QEkF7L-JtsVczPgGINZYsepgMYPI8JwV2D1lGyKyHiK/s320/PA020030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252669093067231506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1j0NSHygzYLKMDefziHRDJYUfB0zyR6FnZFSiZlh5sjWJNbpCcFitbHAn0ese16ePfkUMFfLejuVigxVwgSt-OWN4fBktSSJjHQAQ_kZpy61l45xNZRNCWH4WxaLpvrKhc_x/s1600-h/PA020022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1j0NSHygzYLKMDefziHRDJYUfB0zyR6FnZFSiZlh5sjWJNbpCcFitbHAn0ese16ePfkUMFfLejuVigxVwgSt-OWN4fBktSSJjHQAQ_kZpy61l45xNZRNCWH4WxaLpvrKhc_x/s320/PA020022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252667869265324002" border="0" /></a><br />I've never done this before, but I'm hoping it will work. I intend to weave another rug using the same tie-up/threading etc as the last, only in different colours that will surely use up the last of my pre-dyed weft yarn. I'm following instructions for tieing on a new warp onto an old warp, from an old "Handwoven" magazine - I will report back on progress, if progress is made.<br /><br />And while some industriously follow their hobby, others just lie about by the fire.Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-70530861794167146572008-10-02T22:02:00.004+01:002008-10-02T22:12:54.861+01:00My third rug<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszFA641NhGsLBq2d0FuxHv99_VBhWtHCdRA584B2G_4ufjX68bW7uaD5w-dEAEViNalvOCG8cn7hRcpatt1bCHvjxkxiIMJfIMF0iW9i-Qw5uLxVPEqWljX0tnw8XPeJwbZVH/s1600-h/PA020029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszFA641NhGsLBq2d0FuxHv99_VBhWtHCdRA584B2G_4ufjX68bW7uaD5w-dEAEViNalvOCG8cn7hRcpatt1bCHvjxkxiIMJfIMF0iW9i-Qw5uLxVPEqWljX0tnw8XPeJwbZVH/s320/PA020029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252665972605781650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusjlqQ37TjdU4dVJTi89yNbyezHpNFIw5NeuUVrUzcNQRoBY_9KlLP_WONvNCrZ8OOBLP3UQF7Cd-PA0n8hvsOotLb-ogP4_F9f2nLZ8fFGXReCL1bJVso3Sf__wBW5Jf1nBE/s1600-h/PA020025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusjlqQ37TjdU4dVJTi89yNbyezHpNFIw5NeuUVrUzcNQRoBY_9KlLP_WONvNCrZ8OOBLP3UQF7Cd-PA0n8hvsOotLb-ogP4_F9f2nLZ8fFGXReCL1bJVso3Sf__wBW5Jf1nBE/s320/PA020025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252665745951458258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7tMqny1QiFW0wD_oCmiiQygqXecvWilwNWcMdv-RxEt4PonniFZCON_-6F1S3ERKSXPsEIKRUl-E-oC3xF1CQpbO5upJD3lBcKjik4FGE6sHOJdFChBGTcGUKlM2r-S9UoKo/s1600-h/PA020024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7tMqny1QiFW0wD_oCmiiQygqXecvWilwNWcMdv-RxEt4PonniFZCON_-6F1S3ERKSXPsEIKRUl-E-oC3xF1CQpbO5upJD3lBcKjik4FGE6sHOJdFChBGTcGUKlM2r-S9UoKo/s320/PA020024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252665501926720930" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the third rug I have woven, and the biggest, at 3' x 5'. I am truly delighted with it, after a few initial misgivings when it first came off the loom.<br /><br />You can see both sides of the rug and a close-up. I have plaited the warp ends, after investing quite a bit of some trying out a woven edge and then undoing it all, preferring the plaits. <br /><br />This rug is for my friend Elizabeth, to celebrate her first class honours degree in English literature from the Open University.Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-17128150039002077782008-09-18T21:19:00.007+01:002008-09-18T21:47:56.376+01:00Big carrot, little carrot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrI9v0D0SeKV2eNlUxdE-bkCLM_f5gnVD2y2czBhHtLa8tKBgt7pc-QE-RzXWNQrz70zS5MWdZXtfTQtOY-MMBJ1nG48hZXMXSBK3Rl73aw_fcdno65LjjWIIi15tqMj5wk75S/s1600-h/P9080010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrI9v0D0SeKV2eNlUxdE-bkCLM_f5gnVD2y2czBhHtLa8tKBgt7pc-QE-RzXWNQrz70zS5MWdZXtfTQtOY-MMBJ1nG48hZXMXSBK3Rl73aw_fcdno65LjjWIIi15tqMj5wk75S/s320/P9080010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247463070723624674" border="0" /></a><br />There is not much going on in my garden at the moment to boast about.<br /><br />For the first time ever, slugs have been eating my courgettes and they are now officially failed courgettes - although we did get a few meals out of them.<br /><br />The tomato plants that I grew in trays from seed, pricked out and grew on in pots, planted out and staked and from which I had carefully removed side shoots, had dutifully begun to produce tomatoes. Then before the wretched things grew bigger than marbles, the whole crop succumbed to blight and I have just finished hoiking them all out of the mud and into the compost bin.<br /><br />French beans were okay and the mange touts were not. Carrots, as you see, are variable, but on the whole I would class them as a SUCCESS.<br /><br />This afternoon after work I started weeding the plot. I have decided to turn it over to flowers for next year, as for the third year running I have found vegetable growing simply too demoralising. I planted out some pyrethrum (I think) plants I grew from seed earlier in the year and I shall get Sarah Raven's book The Cutting Garden to see what she recommends. I love flowers, but buying them is so expensive, and now, apparently, generally unethical - what else is there for a girl to do, but to grow her own?Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679108.post-73257542036132383052008-09-18T21:19:00.003+01:002008-09-18T21:35:15.850+01:00What I wove with the silk I dyed<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_4dQqdiF4jVj7ZoHd5CHVOL9hCOZVCEMNoP4OzubBndkDHeiD5RQqX-FBOlXfoZ0mnTIfwan2CIQnvMWAJTc9KLAZO3ME2wJYoclJ1u_9JL-ZsfsOz__rgK-Qky983OAiOn8/s1600-h/P9180013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_4dQqdiF4jVj7ZoHd5CHVOL9hCOZVCEMNoP4OzubBndkDHeiD5RQqX-FBOlXfoZ0mnTIfwan2CIQnvMWAJTc9KLAZO3ME2wJYoclJ1u_9JL-ZsfsOz__rgK-Qky983OAiOn8/s320/P9180013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247458908778956706" border="0" /></a>I don't think I ever got round to showing you this scarf. I wove it with the results of my dyeing course that I went on in the summer.<br /><br />It is a silk noil warp and weft. The warp was placed in a gutter and dabbed with different colours, which were very dark when I applied them but finished up very pale, which surprised me. The weft is all green.<br /><br />I wove it in a twill chequerboard pattern on eight shafts which alternately shows either predominantly warp or weft threads. It is sett at 36 ends per inch and the weft is packed down the same amount. It was pretty awful to weave towards the end because the threads were all so close together and they kept breaking. I felt like I was really hobbling to the finish line, or, say, with only one wheel left on my wagon.<br /><br />When it came off the loom the fabric was very rigid and inflexible but when it had been washed and ironed it became quite supple and has a linen-like feel to it which I like.<br /><br />Next time I shall make the sett quite a bit looser. I have wound the warp and the weft skeins and they are ready to be prepared for dyeing and then dyed. I think I need to do some more one gram colour sampling first though as I am not sure about how the colours of the dyes I have will turn out. One day I plan to buy a kilo of good spun silk, but that will be when I am a bit more practised at dyeing. I notice Gaddams has undergone some sort of change of businesss arrangements, and it is from them I would buy my silk so I hope they will wait for me!Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215686951866403945noreply@blogger.com1