The next set was direct from Jane Stafford’s online guild, season 5 Episode 1, Turned Twills. This was the first thing that I completed using all 8 shafts of the loom and I was so excited to see how using these color blocks could produce so many gorgeous effects. This was also the first time that I maxed out my looms warping capabilities. Maybe someone out there could tell me how to get more on, but 14 yards seems to be the maximum warp amount for the Ashford table loom, at least for 8/2 cotton.
So, 14 yards, 12 towels from the instructions, and then about 1.5 yards to play with. I had so much fun with this one that I warped it again (only 4 yards) in different colors to make towels for my SIL in Kansas.
And then the SIL towels…
Between towel sets, I also dabbled with a few of Jane Stafford’s practice pieces from this year which is the lace year. There is just so much that can be done with lace, and she primarily just shows what can be done with 4 shafts. Add 4 more and the possibilities are insane!
For the history books today, The war in Afghanistan is officially over. I have no idea what that means for the region, this country, or the world but we shall see. A major hurricane hit the Louisiana coast yesterday, exactly 16 years to the day as Katrina. New Orleans is entirely without power and it may be weeks before they get things back on for the majority of people.
And finally, the number of people with Covid continues to grow because of all of the FUCKING ASSHOLES who refuse to get vaccinated and wear masks. At this point, they deserve what they get. Yes, that is harsh but if they are that fucking stupid…
The next post will be looking at my second to last summer project and it was so much fun. It is the Turned Taquete towel weave from the May/June issue of Handwoven Magazine.