My Studio

While I have enjoyed the cooler, drier weather, the past day or two have been downright cold.  I find myself staying indoors more, which means more time for creative endeavors!  Today I’m preparing fabric strips so I can finish a rug and get all my projects off my loom.

A few months ago I bartered homemade soap and a gift card for a beautiful Le Clerc floor loom with bench.  The loom had not been used in years, and the seller really wanted to see it put to use.  I’m working on trying to figure out how to get it warped, and I’m anxious to create something on it!  I had to do some serious rearranging in order to incorporate a second floor loom in our small house, but I managed.  Now the front room is my “studio”!

I joined a local weaver’s guild, and have enjoyed making new friends.  Now when I at thrift stores or yard sales, I’m always on the look out for weaving yarn and materials!  Thankfully, I’ve come across several cones of wonderful thread/yarn for about $1 each.

I am so enjoying working with fiber!  Along with the loom, the former owner also passed on a stash of yarn, a warping board, and a drop spindle.  I ordered some wool roving and this week I’ve attempted to do some spinning.

For the record, spinning is much harder than it looks!  I am determined though, and there are ladies in the weaver’s guild who also spin, so I’m hoping to find someone to mentor me in both.

Although I’m not very good at it, I have found the spinning (or my attempts) to be fairly relaxing and I’m excited about the idea of creating items from yarn I’ve spun by hand!