Things are looking up for me on the Spinning and Weaving front too and I am pleased to say that my decision to join the Cornwall Guild has paid off. After a shaky start I am beginning to feel that I am part of the group and am gradually getting to know everyone. There are several meetings each month, plus additional days attending local shows etc, and there is a very active weaving group which I am now part of.
This September, Janet Phillips is coming to the Guild to hold a workshop in weaving double cloth. I was fortunate to get a place on the course and am busy getting my yarn dyed and the warp made so that I am ready to go! I will be using my Harris four shaft table loom which currently has a warp on it that I started weaving over a year ago! Where does the time go?
As with many of my weaving projects, I wound the warp without checking whether I had enough heddles for the threading I was going to use. Also, the yarn was a rather soft cotton which has not stood up to the rigours of the weaving process very well! So I have decided that what I need is to learn how to actually plan and design the cloth I am going to weave making sure that the type and colour of the yarn, the sett and the threading are right. To do this, I have decided to take Janet's two year weaving course. This will be a big commitment and will mean that I will have to concentrate on that and put some of my other skills on hold for a while.
So having been a bit at sea for the last year, trying to find quilting groups, embroidery groups etc that I could join, I have come to the conclusion that I just don't need to join anything else. When we move into our lovely new home, I will have my own studio where I can set up my loom, put on some music and let the world go by. Good friends are keeping in touch by email and of course my DH is as lovely and supportive as ever.
Plus, we are within spitting distance of the sea!!!
Who could ask for more!
