I’ve had a stressful week this week for no particular reason much, except for life and the demands and losses it imposes on us!

So it was such a welcome reprieve to warp up my little inkle loom and weave a pick up pattern to Steve Kennett’s instructions at the Online Guild May workshop on Inkle weaving.

The instructions were beautifully elegant and motivating with succinct pattern drafts very clearly illustrated. The weave progressed so f a s t!  Using a warp of 4 ply soft knitting cotton, with the 11 pattern warps doubled.

I’ve done alot of inkle weaving over the years so I find the loom dependable and easy to use. So much so that I’ve decided to do day workshops for the local Adult Education College latter in the year. This little loom offers a realistic entry to weave design and handweaving in general. So many patterns and ideas can be tried on it and it costs very little to set it up. I’ve got 10 little looms for workshops, which I’ve also used at schools.