Good Morning to everyone from Kathy in Idaho. I was going to ask you about tensel but you explained it before I asked, thank you. I agree with you on spiders, if they are in my house they are fair game and get to go for a swirly ride down the drain or in the toilet, depending on where they happen to be found. If they stay outside, they are fine, in my house, no way jose, they lose. Love the color of your towels. haven't started my weaving yet, still working on Christmas ornaments, I think I am just about done...maybe...hopefully. I am anxious to get started on the OWAL. Hope that everyone has a wonderful day and have lots of fun with your projects.

Such a good idea for a panel!

This was so useful! It never occurred to me that I didn't have to suffer when warping the loom.

Great demo. And you know how much I love being under the loom 🙃

I've been making a bunch of tea towels for Christmas gifts. But I get board seeing the same pattern. I also don't feel like the gifts are a personal if they all look the same. So, I have a rose-path threading, and I change the tie-ups every towel. Both problems solved.☺

because I have a only recently got my countermarch loom I am still getting to grips with how my tie ups work lol when I first got the loom, I really could not get my loom to actually work lol but eventually after much reading taking all the chords off to start from scratch as well as talking to the previous owner, I finally sussed it. Thank goodness cause I was almost crying thinking I had made the biggest mistake buying it. But now I have got it working and woven my first tea towels I am loving it ;) Though to change the tie ups I find it more fiddly than with a jack loom. oh well, we can't have everything I guess lol

i have a table loom i like changing the pattern of lifting the heddles, us direct can do some of these thing too

I noticed that when you were doing the twill, you didn't need a floating warp thread. That way I would be able to weave twill. Is the trick to weave from left to right when starting. Would that work on the rose path also?

Hubby just tied mine up this morning, properly, so I can do s lot of patterns. He says it's a pain😂

I like to leave my tie ups alone and change the footing. Mostly because I loathe crawling under there. LOL.

I am now limited to only one loom (Baby Wolf) with 6 treadles. I put my other one in storage to get my new loom, so I have 4 direct tie-up. I'm not sure which I like but complicated patterns aren't available on my direct tie-ups.

I have just ordered a pair of lease sticks, I hope they do not take too long to arrive so I can get dressing my loom ;) That counts as gathering my supplies right? lol I know I could probably have made do with something I possibly already have but I decided to just buy the lease sticks and be done with it lol T x

Does it matter which direction the yarn goes thru the heddles?

Good morning! We will be heading home from camping today so I will start warping tomorrow! Can't wait.

Hi newby here. Can this be done on a Rigid heddle .. guess using two heddles? 😮

You asked if anyone ever played with how hard to beat. I have been planning to play with this because I was looking at my first woven project. It had blue warp and pink weft. My beating was uneven but it made those colors look almost iridescent as different amounts of each color show through and I want to try to do that intentionally. With better habits that I have now, I might have to roll a dice to change how hard I'm beating or some other means of forcing myself to be irregular. I'll take pictures and record video of some of my process when I do it to post to my socials and the Acton Creative Facebook Group but it will have to be after October because I want to do the diamond weave along and also a skull table runner for Halloween, which is already probably too ambitious for one month!

Natural dying: I've done pomegranate, plum skins, and red amaranth. Pomegranate came out golden yellow, the other two pinks.

Sorry I missed you But catching up afterwards

Let's hear it for Cotton Clouds! They have a delicious selection of colors. Do they ship to Europe?

What would be a good guideline for sett? Also, thank you for sharing your videos! =D

hello there, Kathy from Idaho, my husband has found looms for sale a lot of times that are on the eastern side of the states, so if that is somewhere fairly close to you David you might try to look there.

Very snazzy.

I don't have a loom yet, but someday I will. I love watching your videos. You're so talented 😊.

David Eastong - building your own loom - I came across this kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGKQnH5vmtdoZtU

When I first started weaving, this difference in scale surprised me. Now I do the math. Hubby knows not to bother me when I'm staring off into space and counting under my breath. 😀 I'm enjoying your videos. Glad I found you.

I think you helped me..alot..I hope lol. I have a 4 shaft Leclerc Dorthey and have been so confused. I have read and read, watched a ton of videos and have been more confused than ever!! But, I think you will help me a bunch. I am going to rewatch this and then try and read something from my brand new Dixon book!!! Thank you so much

If David is in Canada tell him to check out Camilla Farms

What about weft chicken? When the weft seems to have packed a bit more than snticipated and you hope you have enough weft thread to complete the pattern.

I modify a lot to fit the materials I have on hand. Also, it's amazing what you can do when the here's no one to tell you it can't be done. Perhaps you could do a short show on where to order materials from when you live in a rural area without many options. Currently we have Walmart. And yard sales and thrift stores, but that practically guarantees it's always cotton or synthetic.

I am so excited for this weave along. Great suggestions here. I have never done Overshot but it's worth a shot. Okay bad weaving pun.

I'm organizing for the October Weave Along.... I've done Bird's-eye, Goose-eye, Rosepath, so and excited to try your pattern.

I have had diamond patterns on my to do list for a while. As a new to shaft weaving weaver, it is one of the patterns I have admired. I know it is a pattern that can be done on the rigid heddle too but I would rather try it on my shaft loom, it seems less of a faff on a shaft loom. I actually have an 8 shaft counter marche loom but I am sticking to using only 4 shafts for now though and it is ready for a new project. I have just not found the best way for me to dress it so it takes a long time to dress lol so I am procrastinating right now lol I also get a little overwhelmed with choice as a new weaver, so this weave along might help for sure

Was looking forward to having a pattern to follow as I am a complete beginner and not yet ready just to throw something together. Gutted it’s behind a paywall. Getting into looming is so cost and knowledge restrictive ugh!

I only got halfway through this on Thursday before my children tried to start a band on my pots and pans. I finally got to finish this today. I truly appreciate your videos. It is wonderful to see your creations and hear of all of the other weavers projects. Thank you!

I know you must hear this alot but you truly are an excellent teacher. Thank you.

Thanks Chris!

FESS up, who spent a good chunk of their morning playing with yarn swatches and draft pattern programs?

I think I have made 1 unmodified project. Whether I am knitting or weaving I always modify. Sometimes it is only a minor change but sometimes it is a major change. I find the finished project more satisfying when I modify something to make it my own.

Oh My Gosh..... I'm overwhelmed with the choices/ideas running through my mind.

Yay!!! Diamonds- looking forward to this project

I guess I got up early for this. Can't wait for the pattern!

hello to all of you. Kathy from Idaho, tuning in late because I had to work today. But I catch up as soon as I can. Thank you, Lori for keeping everything rolling so that everyone can share with each other. you are awesome. Got a sneak peak at Octobers weave along in the email that Chris sent, Looks like soooo much fun. looking forward to getting in on this one.

Thanks Chris

Thanks

If I want to weave a silk satin weave using a 22 denier yarn on a countermarch loom (to make those shiny pillow case fabric) , what’s the best and max dpi I should have ?

I have yet to NOT modify a "commercial" design 😂. My first step in modification is the yarn and colours.!!❤

I want to modify the edges so I don't need a floating. Warping thread. I want to do like a rosebud or a twill. Can you suggest a pattern that I would be able to use in the first 8, 10 , 12, or larger epi? I have a 6 tread loom .2 are for plain weave.

Hi Chris, I only see one cross on the warping board. Can you please explain to me as Im stil new in the 4 shaft weaving world. Thank you so much. Love your videos.

Nice one.

Good morning! I am already planning on tweaking the October weavealong. I'm in the process of emptying out Matilda (36" width) and will use her. So might make an 18" towel if your pattern calls for narrower.