A good day for weaving

Though I only did about an hour's worth - I'm not finding the weaving position comfortable for very long; I am getting used to weavng at a flatter angle than I prefer, however. I did get to the end of the second placemat (yay!). I think this time I'll use cardboard or something similarly stiff for the spacer between the placemats, along with a few picks of single carpet warp. I think part of my drawing in 'problem' on the second placemat may be due to not paying much attention to drawing-in on the spacer I wove between #1 and #2.

This weaving is going rather quickly - much quicker than knitting does for me, so it's keeping me motivated to work on it. Here's a bad picture of the 'Davenport join' - it really looks pretty good in real life. It's hard to tell there is a join there once I clip the tails. I'm hoping to spend a couple of hours weaving tomorrow as well, but as we've seen, my plans and what actually happens are often two very different things.

I am also about a quarter-done on tying the waffle-weave rug - that seems to be going rather quickly as well. I tend to not stick with a project if it takes me too long, so it's a good thing these are going so quickly. I'm planning on doing a few rows on the prayer shawl tonight as well, and I need to spend more time on it tomorrow. I also want to do a row or two on the Baltic Sea Stole, as I really need to get back to working on that. My first 'big' lace project, and it has been languishing since last summer. It just takes me too long just to do a repeat (about 8 hours, uninterrupted).

I was reminded this morning that I was going to do a review of the "Weaving on a Cardboard Loom" booklet I bought off eBay. It's authored by Brook Dickerhoff, and it is very dated pattern-wise (published 1976). However, the technique information is good, there are excellent drawings, and though I might only do one of the projects it was well-worth the money for me. She tells you how to make a cardboard loom, and is really good at explaining the basic stuff. Oh and there is a neat doll pattern pattern in the book as well - I would've never thought of doing that on a loom! So I'm finding it good for inspiration and basic technique for tapestry weaving. I'm glad I bought it!

That's it for tonight; we'll see what I get done tomorrow. :-D