Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

I'm practicing ⁨#weaving⁩ doubleshot patterns by making a full set of napkins with free and cheap yarn I already had. I'm learning a lot about weaving complex patterns with this project. It will be hard to wipe my mouth with these napkins when I'm done.

While warping my loom this weekend, I discovered the fabric I'm #weaving is so fine and dense (20" wide, 24 ends per inch) that I don't have enough heddles! You can't find these at your local craft shop, I had to order them from a specialty shop. In the mean time I wait...

This weekend I finished the krokbragd pillow I was ⁨#weaving⁩ for my mom. I used a Damascus edge for the fringe and hid the fringe in the fabric. It took three tries to hand stitch the seams in an envelope fold I was happy with. Now I just wait for the pillow form to arrive!

Off the loom! #krokbragd #weaving

My local yarn shop sells natural-color wool from sheep living in the county south of here and the skeins actually have pictures (and names!) of the sheep the wool is from. I just need to decide on a project before I buy it all. ⁨#weaving⁩

I'm over halfway through with this krokbragd ⁨#weaving⁩ project. It's amazing how much faster this is on a floor loom compared to on a rigid heddle.

I'm finally getting to the fun part of this project where patterns start to emerge. ⁨#weaving⁩

This doesn't look like much, but it took me over 5 hours to warp this loom today (mostly because I was trying a new back-to-front warping technique). #weaving

I used the leftover yarn from my wife's tweed scarf (left) to make myself a plaid scarf (right) so they match without being identical. #weaving

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. #weaving

I spent quite a bit of this weekend #weaving 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 #weaving 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. #weaving

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

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

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. #weaving

Working on a krokbragd rug. #weaving

Trying my hand at tweed. #weaving

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

Whiskey and #weaving: it's a winning combination.