fair trade

Yesterday found my mailbox filled with wonderful things. I had mentioned the inkle loom that fell out of the sky, yes?

Yesterday it landed, along with an inkle weaving book. And from someone else I got a copy of Card Weaving. The best part about the things that fell from the sky? They were both trades - no money, just exchanges. This made me ridiculously happy. And it also seems to have soothed the sting (with my family) of bringing yet another piece of equipment into the house. I'm excited about the inkle loom because it will be very helpful both in the type of small band weaving I was already trying to do, as well as when (note: not if, when) I try my hand at card weaving.

Funny story - about a year or so ago, my friend Laura J. mentioned to me a class she was taking in card weaving. Which drew absolutely nothing but a total blank from me. Considering that I've followed her path through several books, and followed several of her most excellent leads regarding spindles and such, it really shouldn't be any surprise that I'm also following in her footsteps with this.

Very little progress was made on the Lotus Blossom tank. I'm afraid that after I got home from the great blast furnace city yesterday, I just about passed out and so did no knitting whatsoever last night. However, there is a wee bit o' progress:

And thankfully, I managed to arrange my day yesterday to facilitate not having to step a foot outside of air conditioning today. It's going to be deadly hot here.

Comments

[Juno]

I thought - and you were quite clear - that you didn't remember how to knit?

[Laura]

I've enjoyed reading your weaving chronicles lately. I remember my x-mother-in-law's first loom was an Inkle and I thought "what in the world? it's entirely too small to do anything - what's she so excited about?" I'm looking forward to seeing what comes from your Inkle! Stay in from the heat. Pretend it's winter. :)

[denny Mcmillan]

My first loom was an inkle.The boy's made them in "shop" class,gave them to the girls to learn to weave in art class,(grade 5). I took to it real fast, so then later in the year, when we went to Blackcreek Pioneer Village,I sat at a floor loom. I was hooked.For the next few summers I could be found at a public art school. Yup,in the weaving room. Have fun. from Denny

[Cordelia]

Gotta love trades!

Good luck keeping the A/C on.

[Sonja]

You're knitting again, hurray. And no other than that fabulous tank. I have been waiting for you to start it (or hoping you would). Thanks for the link to the chart. I'm not about to knit it but who knows. Perhaps in the future.

[Carrie]

I have never been much into weaving, but it's fun watching you be so thrilled about it. (I confess - the other day when you were talking about string somethings - heddles? niddles? - my eyes glazed over until I got to the actual product, and I went, "ooooooooooooh, no wonder she likes this stuff." LOL)
The tank you're knitting is such a beautiful color - I can't wait to see it done.

[Dorothy B]

God Bless A/C!

Very interested in how you Inkle weaving turns out.

[Beth S.]

Oh, I'm envious. Staying home in the AC and playing with new fibery acquisitions. Now that's a good day!

[Sigga Sif]

Yay! You lucky, lucky girl. Have a lot of fun.