Weaving – at last

Coming through the reed, at last!
I finally had a small slot of time to finish my gigantic double weave threading job and the threads started coming through the reed and forming the textile. It’s looking good. You can see the two layers of fabric here and the reed marks are quite prominent as I have 9 ends per dent on an 8epi reed which equals 72 dpi.Strangely, I had this real feeling of excitement as I was nearing the completion of the threading. Now I can settle back and weave. I’m really so busy with other work commitments at the moment that I hardly get a chance to do anything but knit in odd moments. I have another niece on the way so all the knit patterns are out again.

Back Strap Weave Delights

On another note in relation to backstrap weaving, weaver Laverne has some wonderful photos of weaves,  process and teachers in her flickr site. She’s an Australian living in Bolivia and has the most wonderful exposure to specialist teachers.

Laverne says ‘ …I spend my time weaving traditional Andean designs on a backstrap loom. Every chance I get, I travel within Bolivia or to neighbouring Peru and Chile or farther afield to Ecuador or Guatemala searching for indigenous weavers to spend time with and learn about their weavings and techniques.‘ See more of her photos on Weavolution