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My rug is done! This took about a month to complete on my rigid heddle loom. There are mistakes here and there but I learned a LOT along the way I will be able to apply to the next rug.

I spent quite a bit of this weekend because I was so close to finishing my first rug. Late last night I reached the end! The green rows are to hold the fringe until I can secure them off the loom. Now I just need to take it off the loom and perform finishing steps.

Of course the yarn for my rug project would arrive the day after I start a different project. I'll have to figure out how I'm going to split my time.

Getting started on my plaid scarf. This floor loom is really fun to use.

Warping for my first project on my floor loom: a plaid scarf to match the tweed one I made my wife.

Making slow but steady progress on the rug. I'm about a quarter of the way through.

I'm making progress on my krokbragd rug. Last night I completed a single run of the color pattern, so from here on it's just a matter of repeating it until I get a 36 inch rug.

The plaid table runner is complete. It's imperfect, and needs ironing, but I'm still pretty happy with how it turned out.

Last night I discovered I misinterpreted the pattern for a tartan I'm because it wasn't clear how the pattern repeats. There are 4 additional blue threads including in the warp. The end result will be fine, I doubt anyone will notice, but I'll always know it's wrong.

I've crossed another milestone: I now have an account on the Scottish Tartans Authority so I can get accurate tartan threadcount information.

Now the scarf is off the loom and I just finished the edges. Now it just needs a hand wash and it will be done.

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Making progress on the scarf. This pattern calls for sparse spacing in the weft (6ppi) with a finer yarn and it's weird seeing these gaps. Apparently it all fills in when off the loom and washed.

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