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| melody |
Posted - Dec 20 2014 : 6:15:40 PM
Finally, after restoring the old floor loom from heddles to reed and a little in between and after months of research-on-line-videos-4-Weaving books and reviewing (many, many times) a very old original 1940 Union #36 weaving pamphlet.... I have completed warping (dressing) the loom.
Tomorrow, I will begin weaving rag rugs. I really didn't think I would be able to figure this out and it sure took me long enough to complete the process-but ladies I just can't help myself....I am all smiles right now-
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| rphelps4 |
Posted - Jan 29 2015 : 10:16:02 PM
Great job Melody!
Roxanna Farmgirl# 3963 |
| forgetmenot |
Posted - Jan 29 2015 : 5:11:14 PM
Ah, Melody...don't know how I could have missed this thread. I love, love weaving! Just read through all the posts..you are very determined. Warping has always been the most daunting thing for me. You have done a wonderful job, and I just love your finished rug! Onward and Upward! Please continue to share pics with us as you weave!
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
| windypines |
Posted - Jan 22 2015 : 04:19:19 AM
Very nice. I enjoyed seeing your progress! I really want to get a small table top loom and get started weaving.
just a girl farming in WI
Michele |
| melody |
Posted - Jan 21 2015 : 5:08:23 PM
Bonnie,
I spent MONTHS researching and was terrified at beginning the "Project!" I kept putting it off and then when I had all my supplies ready I just dove in. Typical response for me. I do plan on marketing the rugs once I get good at it. Online and a few festivals-I kind of miss the circuit I did when I had my own soap business going. I just felt after seven years of marketing my hand-crafted soap I lost any kind of creative input other than how I dressed my tables at the shows-By weaving my rugs I can have that creative outlet in a different way. Thanks so much for the congratulations-It's very encouraging!!
Melody |
| Bonnie Ellis |
Posted - Jan 21 2015 : 4:22:58 PM
Wish we lived closer, I'd love to see you weave. Congratulations. You could sell those. I am impressed that you figured it out. Too complicated for me. I just have a frame loom. Have a ton of farmgirl fun.
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
| rough start farmgirl |
Posted - Jan 21 2015 : 3:04:21 PM
That is so durn impressive. Wow. The striping looks nice. I agree with you about the fringe. You should be very proud of this. I would be busting my buttons. Remember that saying? It's ancient!
Marianne |
| ceejay48 |
Posted - Jan 21 2015 : 3:02:10 PM
Love the rug! YAY for you!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
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| sow.hoe.growfarms |
Posted - Jan 21 2015 : 11:16:18 AM
Melody,
That is so cool! I love it. Nice work. ;-)
"A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people." F.D.R |
| brightmeadow |
Posted - Jan 10 2015 : 10:49:25 AM
Very nice!
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - Jan 10 2015 : 10:20:02 AM
Melody, this is beautiful!! What a splendid job you did too. I bet it will be quite handsome in a special place in your home as well. Thanks for showing us the finished product!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014 |
| melody |
Posted - Jan 10 2015 : 09:31:23 AM
Cut the rug from the loom yesterday and now I am in the process of "tying" off the fringe so that I can clip it short and roll a hem. Not bad for a first rug huh? I am noticing a phenomenon called "smiling" rug and have contacted a very nice lady through my Etsy site about using a "temple" and more than likely switching from my huge and tall shuttle to a ski shuttle for better clearance---apparently my shed is too narrow. All in all I am pretty pleased with the outcome and will proceed with my next rug as soon as I can address the issues I had with my very 1st one. Onward and upward as they say!
Melody  |
| rphelps4 |
Posted - Dec 28 2014 : 7:00:37 PM
Let me know if you got my email
Roxanna Farmgirl# 3963 |
| churunga |
Posted - Dec 26 2014 : 09:19:32 AM
Here in Minneapolis there is a museum of Somali artifacts. They have gathered anything which these people managed to get out of their country when they fled. I can relate to this because my mom flec Lativia at the end of World War II. In that museum they have constructed several traditional Somali weaving looms and they teach classes. I have decided that this year, I will go there and sign up. I have woven on an 8 harness loom when I was in college and absolutely loved it.
Marie, Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014
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| Simply Satisfied |
Posted - Dec 26 2014 : 05:52:04 AM
What a cool hobby! Pease keep posting pictures. Looking great.
Emily
Farmgirl # 3591 |
| Ninibini |
Posted - Dec 23 2014 : 6:56:55 PM
Melody! This is so awesome! I am so excited for you! I have ALWAYS wanted to learn to weave on a big loom like that! You're living the dream! Have a wonderful time! Can't WAIT to see how it goes! Congratulations! Hugs - Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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| GinghamGirl |
Posted - Dec 23 2014 : 1:12:16 PM
It's beautiful Melody!!! How NEAT to see this :) I have to say...I'm a little envious...I would love to learn and be able to do this ;) Thank you so much for posting and sharing!! I can't wait to see the finished product!! How FUN!!
Joyce Hein
Farmgirl Sister #6071 |
| melody |
Posted - Dec 23 2014 : 12:43:03 PM
Finished the hem which I will "turn under" I'm not very big with fringes as they get too tangled up in the wash....Now the "body" of the rug has begun to appear. It really is starting to look like a real rag rug!
Joyce...does the fabric look familiar????
Melody |
| ceejay48 |
Posted - Dec 23 2014 : 12:32:31 PM
I don't know much about weaving, looms or "warping" . . .but it sure looks good to me!
Have fun making beautiful things!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
Mother Hen: FARMGIRLS SOUTHWEST HENHOUSE
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living life - www.snippetscja.blogspot.com
from my heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
from my hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com |
| dena91 |
Posted - Dec 23 2014 : 12:01:46 PM
Melody,
Good for you! This looks so Awesome! I volunteered at our local Colonial Plantation and they have a very similar loom. Its so fragile and complex that NO one is allowed to touch it without training. It must have taken so much time and effort for you to learn how to do that! I'm so happy you got to make this dream come true!
Enjoy!
Dena
Farmgirl 5620 |
| melody |
Posted - Dec 23 2014 : 11:47:38 AM
Had to re-ty one thread that snapped in my zealousness to beat the living daylights out of it to get a nice tight weave. Once that was remedied----then I began again. As you can see the threads are laying nicely and tight but kinda wobbly in a 3-D kind of way.
I now have the beginnings of a hem which I will roll under. I have warped enough so that I can complete several rugs before I cut them free....I kind of feel like a little kid learning how to ride a bike! This is going to be so much FUN.
Melody
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| rphelps4 |
Posted - Dec 23 2014 : 08:25:11 AM
Awesome now the fun begins!
Roxanna Farmgirl# 3963 |
| Marybeth |
Posted - Dec 22 2014 : 11:39:49 AM
Great job. Whew it must have been exhausting just doing the research. Have fun.
MB
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| Terralea |
Posted - Dec 22 2014 : 11:38:26 AM
Wow.....happy weaving to you...it should be a holiday don't you think?
Terralea |
| GinghamGirl |
Posted - Dec 21 2014 : 4:29:27 PM
This is SOOOOO neat Melody!!! Thank you for sharing :) I'm SO excited to see more pics!!
Joyce Hein
Farmgirl Sister #6071 |
| star-schipp |
Posted - Dec 21 2014 : 3:21:32 PM
I know that warping is a tedious process - your loom is beautiful!!!!
If you can't feed one hundred people, then just feed one. -Mother Teresa
Star - farmgirl sister #1927
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