Here are a couple of thoughts.
I love weaving tea towels as I like to use them, give them away, but
usually have not sold them. They can be quick to make, easy to finish. I
do have a warp on my loom which has been aging with only about 4 towels.
I am in the middle of one and can't remember where I am. I think it is a
reversing twill.
As a hand spinner, I only use my handspun yarn when it starts to pile
up and needs to be used. I do not like to use it as warp only because I
do not like to lose some in the warp waste. It is well spun and does not
break. It also feels so lovely as it seems to have a bit more life than
commercial yarn.
Another item I like to weave a lot is blankets and our daughter and I
did a bit of shuffling over the holiday so I am thinking of a batch of
blankets soon. That should be easy as the wool is in the basement where
the big loom is. Should make it easier to plan the project. In my case,
I have a lot of singles yarns which I got when I started weaving and
they are in "safe" colours. I have moved on to brighter colours so will
see how I can work out something to please me and empty some shelves.
As a committed (or should be) recycler who also works in a Thrift Shop,
I buy lots of fabric for rag rugs, which are the third thing I enjoy
weaving. I have a nice big stash of good fabric, used clothing and heavy
yarn so need to get a rug warp on soon. That will be on my loom with the
towels, once I sit down and figure out where I am. It would only be a
day of weaving, or less and I would have some nice new towels.
I just took a transparency project of my small loom and they look
pretty nice. I was doing it with my daughter. She weaves a picture, then
I do, then we switch until done.
Must go.
Tricia
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