Hunting Scarf

November 7, 2010 horsenettle 1 Comment

Here it is! A bright, blaze orange scarf meant for keeping a person–in this case my dad–a little bit warmer and a tiny bit safer during the upcoming deer hunting season. I have to admit a few things: 1) It was hard to find a local source of blaze orange yarn. This was the closest I could find (I Love This Yarn in orange); 2) It hurt my eyes just a tiny bit to weave blaze orange.

Luckily, I am very fond of the color orange, so it was a fun, fast project. I've learned that acrylic can be difficult at times, though, and joining yarn is a pain because the ends don't stay put the way they do with wool.

Next year: a better blaze orange hunting scarf with a fancy pattern and a nicer yarn.

Categories: Finished Object Glimakra Emilia Weaving

Tags: glimakra emilia, loom, rigid heddle, scarf, weaving

Red Table Runner

October 31, 2010 horsenettle No Comments

I just finished this very red table runner for my mom, using white crochet cotton for the warp (J.P. Coats, size 10) and warped 14" wide. I was hoping for a weft-faced project with the bright red (Sugar 'n Cream) taking center stage. However, the white does have a presence, which I didn't mind so much once it was off the loom. I like leno lace and so wove one row on either end. The ends were simply tied and trimmed.

The table runner started life as 14" wide, went down to 12" wide off the loom, and after washing, measured in at 11.5". The length shrunk from 30" long to, after washing, 27.5". So, let that be a lesson to you! Cotton shrinks, even without water.

Categories: Finished Object Glimakra Emilia Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving

Tags: glimakra emilia, loom, rigid heddle, table runner, weaving

Scarves in Trees

October 29, 2010 horsenettle No Comments

It's true. Scarves have taken to the trees, and here are the pictures to prove it!

The first, a bright orange mohair/merino scarf which was knitted on the blue Knifty Knitter loom with the garter stitch, literally jumped off the wearer's neck and wound itself around this branch.

The second, a lovely rayon multicolored woven scarf, made on the Glimakra Emilia with a 10 dent heddle, scrambled away from the person attempting to photograph it and took refuge in a nearby Elm.

Although the mohair scarf was captured and is now safely tucked into an arm of a jacket, the colorful rayon scarf is still a bit wild and will most likely be mailed out to a niece, who had recently requested a "blue, purple, red, yellow, white, and green" scarf. (Okay, there's not much blue or white, but it's close!) It is hoped she will be able to train the scarf to stay around her neck, which is where it belongs.

Categories: Finished Object Glimakra Emilia Loom Knitting Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving

Tags: glimakra emilia, knifty knitter, knitting, loom, rigid heddle, scarf, weaving

Inkle Weaving on Rigid Heddle Loom

October 27, 2010 horsenettle 2 Comments

I was convinced I could weave an inkle-type band on my Glimakra Emilia. I studied several pictures of inkle looms, and even though they aren't expensive, I still wanted to try this on my loom. So, I dug up two curtain rods, putting one in the highest heddle notch and the other underneath the bottom of the loom. If I do this again, I would spend some time searching for a better dowel or metal skewer to hold the string heddles.

I then cut and tied the string heddles, warped a very short and simple red and white warp, and started to weave. Even though I thought this would work, I didn't actually think it would work so well. The Emilia has a nice slant that made getting a wide shed easy.

After just 30 minutes of weaving, I had a slightly clunky but nicer-than-I-expected band. Next: dog leash??

Categories: Finished Object Glimakra Emilia Rigid Heddle Loom Tutorials Weaving

Tags: band, glimakra emilia, inkle, loom, rigid heddle, weaving

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Category: Glimakra Emilia

Hunting Scarf

Red Table Runner

Scarves in Trees

Inkle Weaving on Rigid Heddle Loom