NOBO Handweavers

If you were at the July meeting, you know about the weaver’s swap I’m in. Dave Daniels (theweavingstudio.com) and Benita Story (basicallybenita.com) devised an ingeniuos swap where we weave a cotton panel 2 yards long by 12-18″ wide, design of our choice. Then we mail it to our partner. Each person cuts off 1 yard of what they receive and  keeps it. Then, they fashion a bag to return to the original weaver. Win-win!

So, here’s what I wove for my partner, Benita:

There are so many things I like about weaving and one of them is discovering new things.
I always knew that you could get different looks with the same warp but it was fun to finally experiment with that.
I’m weaving fabric for a weaver’s swap and thought I’d weave off the last 6″ or so with a different weft and pattern.

It’s the same multi colored warp in both pieces but what a difference!
So now I’m going to start sampling in earnest, just to see the different variations I can weave on a particular warp.

I made the sample piece into a purse for my niece who’s turning 25 next Saturday. I kind of gave it an “iPod” look so she could stow her iPod in there. I wove the strap on my tape loom with the same fiber. I really like having that tape loom. I even wove jazzy shoelaces on it.
There’s so much to weave and so much to learn about weaving.