Lamb on the Loom Storyboard
My process for creating a piece
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My Studio |
Toika (L) and Spring loom (R)
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Spring loom (L) and Schacht (R)
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I have 3 looms that I do most of my weaving on:
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Planning
Planning time: 1-4 hours or more
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Selecting yarns
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Doing yarn wraps
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Preparing a threading draft
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Calculating warp and weft needs
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Sampling for weft selection and pattern
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Winding the warp280 to 1000+ threads
Total time 1-6 hours depending on the number of threads and the number of color changes |
Winding the warp on a warping board
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Winding the warp on a mill
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Preparing the Loom
Total time 3-12 hours |
Warp spread in the raddle
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Warp being wound onto the back beam
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Threading the heddles / one per thread
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Sleying the reed
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Tying onto the apron rod
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Tying up the treadles
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Winding bobbins
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WeavingTotal time 2-10 hours per item, depending on the size of the threads and the complexity of the weave structure.
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Final Finishing
Total time 1-3 hours
- Hand wash or machine wash
- Dry until slightly damp
- Press until dry
- Prepare for fringing or hem
Fringing/ HemmingTotal time 1 to 3 hours per item
Fringing takes 1 1/2 hours for a typical scarf, 3+ for a shawl. Hand hemming towels or runners takes about 45 min. to 1 1/2 hours depending on the size |
Fringing in progress
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On average, 100 fringe bouts per scarf
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Runners and towels are hand hemmed
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Documentation and InternetTotal time 1 to 4 hours
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Paperwork, yarn samples and yarn wraps, photos, and samples
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