A Loom Without an Apron

- Is a naked loom. Which is why I spent my evening hand crafting two simple yet sturdy aprons for my front and back beams. Having aprons cuts down on thread waste- something my boys didn’t know about when they built me my loom. I measured each apron (measure twice, cut once!), hemmed the sides and the top using a zig-zag stitch, and cut the notches at the top, complete with fray check just like Carly taught me. I have to say, I’ve got myself a pretty nice loom- the complete package- hand crafted from top to bottom.

For the next month all of my photos will feature the bad lighting and awful carpet background of my bedroom! Aren’t you lucky.

Now that my loom is back in order, I can start weaving again:

Note the cones of yarn sharing space with my books in the background

A lovely linen and cotton warp for a rag rug. But first, I must weave something for my grandmother’s birthday on Sunday. Any suggestions? Bryan’s ideas were very compelling:

“hmm i dunno, change purse, collar, cuff, shawl type thing, hair wrap thing, waist thing?”

- but I’m still brainstorming. That’s a project for tomorrow. My goal is to have the warp for the rag rug woven off by the end of next week. Happy weaving!