Finally...

...now I get to lacquer... or something.

Update Just Before Bed

Well, my evening was a whole lot less enjoyable than I figured it would be. Got over to the my Ashford dealer's house and swapped the 16" loom for the brand-new, still-in-the-box-from-New-Zealand 24" rigid heddle loom. With errands, and dinner, and schoolwork that had to be done it became too late for me even put the first coat of lacquer on the wood. Boo. :(

I'm pretty bummed.

Prewash Dimensions

Well, I've spread it all out on the carpet and it actually isn't acting too badly. The selvedges aren't puckering or anything so it gives me hope that after the washing and possible ironing it will chill out and be a flat piece of fabric.



Was trying to get a good picture of it but it's just too late and my house is too dark... or I'm too tired... or something.

PREWASH DIMENSIONS:
59" x 9.5" and 3" fringe

I did this on the 16" Ashford Rigid Heddle that I got by accident from the dealer. I actually paid for a 24" and I should be getting it tomorrow. More lacquering and constructing before I can warp again.

Well, it's done...

...and cut off the loom, and the fringe is knotted... and it looks just as 3rd grade as I figured it would... and it's itchy because of the wool... and the selvages are pulling on each side because I didn't have paper wide enough for the project and the warp threads on the outsides were just on the beam.

Ah, well... I'm going to wash it and iron it when it's dry... we'll see if that takes care of it. If not, I've got my quirky, rather ugly scarf that I originally was going to dub "Highly Imperfect" but now I think I will just call it "F-ugly".

;)

Will post a pic once it's done and ironed to the best it's ever going to be.

Now... contemplating what the next warp will be...........

Back to it today...

Hopefully today I will complete the weaving on this first project, finish it, and then start on the next one. I'm a little frustrated/disappointed with this one... not only is the eyelash yarn in the warp so tangle-prone that I have to use my fingers to undo each strip before I can run the reed forward or back or run the shuttle through but the knots are created in front of and in back of the reed... one of the warps broke...

...so... yeah... I'm a little daunted but I'm not giving up. At the very least, I will have a not-so-pretty, quirky scarf to look at and remember what not to do. And I'm really looking forward to see how much faster a properly warped project will go! :)

It's for sure...

...I will never, EVER use eyelash yarn for a warp again!

So far...

Not too bad... though the grey is much more dismal than I'd expected and the "eyelash" feature really isn't working out very well because I didn't have the patience to hand-pick them out as I wove.