Hello everyone, I’ve been a little quiet since Tour de Fleece as I’ve been engaged in several non-crafting projects that have taken most of my time these past few weeks. I have however made progress in some weaving and knitting projects and have learnt a couple of nifty tricks while I’m at it which I thought I would share below.
In my previous WIP post I had cast on a secret project for a gift which I realised a little too late was going to take a small eternity to knit if I continued using such a thin yarn. So, I frogged the project and then decided to ply the yarn on my wheel giving me a thicker two ply that was much better. Any yarn I haven’t spun myself I purchase mostly from charity shops selling the ends of yarn cones, but these tend to be quite thin (often intended for knitting machines), so plying two or more strands together can make the yarn a more suitable size or colour for a project without having to buy another ball of wool. This project is now finished, but the reveal will have to wait until later in the year.
I have also cast on another little project, this time using my hand spun, but it may need some fiddling to get the size right.
I have also been busy weaving. I have been practicing my indirect warping and it is rapidly becoming my favourite method as it’s much quicker and more accurate than direct warping. Pictures of my recent warps are below:
One of my weaving projects needed several colours on the go, but I only have two shuttles the right length for my loom (and boat shuttles don’t work very well on a rigid heddle), so I decided to try winding two colours onto the same shuttle. Although I’ve not come across this technique before I’m sure it has been done. It worked well and providing I tucked the weaving ends back into the yarn when I was finished with each colour it did not get tangled.
I am shortly starting an exciting new journey at university, so I may not be able to update this blog as frequently as I’d like, but I am determined not to let it go completely idle. In the meantime I’d love to hear what projects you are working on, let me know in the comments below!
Happy Crafting!
Loose Ends 
I just bought a used floor loom, so learned how to use a warping board for indirect warping. I agree this is a great method, even for warping the Rigid Heddle loom. And I like your idea of putting 2 yarns on the same shuttle.
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I was intimidated by indirect warping for a long time, but it is definitely easier than walking back and forth between the loom and the peg! I’ve yet to thread my Saori loom as the black warp that came with it has lasted a long time, but after getting used to warping on the rigid heddle I’m much more confident about doing it on a larger scale!
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