First piece on the new loom

[angharad_gam]

I finished my first test piece on the new loom about a week ago. I thought I would post some pictures of the process. Of course I completely forgot to take any when I was winding the warp, but I was doing that the same boring way I used for the last scarf I made on the smaller loom (winding the yarn out on the clothes airer basically). The new loom

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[irreparable]

That is fantastic. Seriously so impressed. Only in the real close up shots can I see any of the (very small) tension changes, but honestly, I've seen stuff done by long time weavers that weren't as neat, taut or even.

So what are you making next and with what yarn?

(Plus good tip re the air dryer--I'll use that myself now.)

[angharad_gam]

Thanks. I still think I haven't gotten the hang of edges yet. The air drier was a bit of a brain wave. The neat thing is that you can easily get different length warps by winding it around different combinations of rails.

The next project is a scarf in a bulky acrylic/cotton yarn in which I am attempting a version of twill weave. Technically you need a 4 shaft loom or a second heddle to do this properly, but I found a shortcut on Ravelry, so I am going to try this out.

[reverancepavane]

There must be something wrong at your end. I couldn't hear a note of your first piece. Are you sure the microphone was on?

[irreparable]

Yes, that was the thing that made me have an "ah-ha!" moment, because it would make figuring out how much you need of x colour or y colour so much easier.

Oh that sounds interesting. I'm keen to see your progress pics on that.