weaving!

weaving!, originally uploaded by Blutopher.

Wow! My first craft n' complain posting. For my innaugural post, here's the weaving I did last night, and the homemade loom I wove it on. I saw the loom in Martha Stewart Living (huge fan of the Martha) and thought I'd take a shot at making one myself. This is based off a product from the early 1900's called a Weavette. I guess they were wildly popular. My version was made from scrap wood from Cliff's Variety and some finishing nails. The placement of the nails was a bit tricky but other than that it was pretty straightforward. The tough part was the needle; all I had was a large sewing needle. Today I got a really long metal needle and it works much much better.

I used a dyed wool yarn that has a varied green color. It made a very nice plaid pattern when woven all together, and so far I've made 3 squares. The magazine gave all sorts of suggestions about what to do with these once you have a few done. What will I make with them? Not sure, but I can tell you what I won't be making with them: a Kleenex box cover (nice try, Martha).