Rag rug and the main project of the year starts with a trip to the museum

Weaver's log, Earthdate 04112019
More rag weaving today and I looked over some carded wool, as later this week I will have a spinning class.

Weaver's log, Earthdate 05112019
Today I learned a trick that speeds up sewing the rags from one of the ladies in the sewing distance cors that are here at the beginning of this week. You can push multiple rag end after each other and then just cut them loose. I chose to go with 6 strips, make them into three long once. Then sew the bottom two on the right together followed by the top left two and you now have one long piece.

Finally here is the almost finished rug. Need to do something with the ends but that will be for later.

Weaver's log, Earthdate 06112019
Here are som spindles I throw together today for my class later.

Weaver's log, Earthdate 07112019
A day with the class today and as usual, we talked about what we have done sherd samples and derailed on different subjects that hade with the things we've done. We also had an art class, this time working with how colours work together and how you can use this to get what you want, and so you don't get any surprises, as I did with the yellow some time back.

Agen after dinner we gathered and hade a good time together and it was time for my spinning class, it went well and all of them got something resembling a thread in the end. This is what I got spun my self tonight.

It is spun in a sheep rase called after my county Hälsingefår, and it was a delight to work with, so delight full that I asked in a sheep group what price range they are in for future planning.


Weaver's log, Earthdate 08112019
Today we did something very exciting. We went back to the museum and got the opportunity to go through the textile collection of Stina Rodenstam. The point of this exercise besides its fantastic to rummage through it all is that we are to chose a pice and first reproduce it as close as we can with today's yarns. Then we get to play with it and make it our own. There were many eye-catching samples but then I saw the one I picked wow, I almost didn't get it though, another one in my class liked it and I told her she could have it but two steps away from the decision I retraced them and told her that I gave up to easy, and she said ''you found it first you can have it''. Then my teacher saw what I picked and asked ''do you know what this is?'' and I replied ''pretty?!''.

Apparently its a 16 shaft weave. So it might be the hardest thing I will ever weave. hers some images of some other pieces I also liked.

Weaver's log, Earthdate 09112019
Today I tried to get my test pieces of the shirt fabric that my class will get, but I didn't have time to zig-zag and mount them and do a proper job, so I only hade my rag rug to show them, this time.