I have been tending a little to my garden & very much enjoying my beautiful iris collection. We are at the end of a very dull & cool spring & about to leap into summer next week. Spring started wet with a couple of very warm to hot days, but for the most part it has been sweater weather. For the last week I have been wishing for rain.
Here are just a few of the things I have on the go. Sox in a gorgeous to me colour of turquoise, blue & black in a barberpole ply. They come out as mottled & I used a lace ribbing for decorative effect. These have to have been on the needles for 6 months at least.
I have been amusing myself with a new gas range. No electronics to break down on this beauty. Cooking & baking are very important to me & I love using good tools. Have a look.
Bertazzoni
I recently got some really big bags of British Milk Sheep fleece in white & black. I'm working on getting the white scoured a bit at a time. I used it for dyeing with Coreopsis leftover from last year. The colours always impress me. Alum & iron mordant. The third batch the dye was pretty well exhausted so I added a little leftover cutch. Beautiful warm yellow.
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| Br. Milk Sheep. Coreopsis alum, iron. Coreopsis w. cutch. |
A Lervad 36" countermarche loom has found its way into my studio. It was once owned by a Danish woman who moved to this country with her loom. She has passed away, but she left samples on her loom which are pictured below.
The materials used are unknown.
And here is the Lervad loom. I replaced tie up on it and washed the heddles and polished it up. It is waiting for the dark grey Shetland wool I have been spinning for a bag.
Lervad countermarche.
This wool is not yet processed since spinning. I will full the cloth when woven. I'm thinking of using a 2/2 twill. I have about 400 yds spun. That's more white Br. Milk sheep fleece drying in the background.
Must get on with my day now. I have been sewing a few new summer tops I need to renew my wardrobe.
3 comments:
Would you happen to have the manual that came with this loom? I also have this loom and am in the process of putting it together. Looks like there are some pieces missing so I need something to reference. Thanks.
I think I have a book on this loom. Yes.
Also I am in the process of moving long distance and this book is packed away. When I do get to the box, it likely won't be until August or Sept. 2017. I will let you know.
From memory, it's in the Danish language, but the pictures are enough to go on.
TTYL
Hello, I also have this loom and looking for a book or manual for it. I am having trouble getting any kind of shed. What size are your heddles? and if you have any dimensions, i.e. length of cords to the lamms, etc. that would be helpful
Thank you in advance.
Cindy
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