Comments on: Getting warped.

By: laura murphy

laura murphy — Sun, 12 Mar 2006 16:06:47 +0000

oh my.. I did a search for weaving blogs and found this entry today. I had to laugh because I said the very same thing! Don't let me do it.. The really fun part is that my husband learned before I did and bought not one, but two looms! We're opening a gallery and learning center in the next year, so he justifies it that way as well.

Nice Blog too!

PS My dad taught me to knit when I was a girl.. Such great guys...

By: say_ivison

say_ivison — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 00:53:36 +0000

You'll love it.!

It's absolutely addictive. I'm currently taking a double studio in weaving at my school. There is so much to learn and there are so many possibilities. It's very exciting area of textiles.

If you really love it and have the space for it, a half decent used loom can be found for around $500. I just bought my first one recently.

By: Pioggia

Pioggia — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 23:57:11 +0000

Weaving requires a larger investment than knitting. Anyone can borrow a pair of needles to give knitting a try but, a loom? I don’t know anyone near me who owns one.

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 22:37:43 +0000

Thanks for the weaving ring link! I have been weaving for 3 years now and I love it! I think one of the reasons why there are not so many weavers as there are knitters and spinners, is the huge amount of preparation that gets you to the point where you can sit and weave. I am looking forward to getting some weaving done now that the holidays are over.

Have fun!

By: Lavender

Lavender — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:20:40 +0000

lol! I’ve seen some of the things that Irene and other local weavers have done and it’s hard to resist that temptation. Beware of Irene…she’s an enabler.

Now you’ll really belong to the WEAVERS and Spinners Guild. Heh!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:31:28 +0000

Felicia, I hope that you understand that for the sake of yourself and for the sake of those around you...cease and desist all attempts at weaving! If you do not , I will be forced to steal your wallet tonight! I refuse to get sucked further into the knitty world of yarn porn!

PS. Can't wait to see your creations!

By: fleur

fleur — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 18:58:56 +0000

I will look towrdas your progress in waiving! As I just started spinning, and I am very curious about it (I usually knit)…

By: Emy

Emy — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 01:46:39 +0000

Weaving sounds interesting…just one of these days, I will try

By: carrie Brezine

carrie Brezine — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 01:05:31 +0000

Though knitting is expensive, weaving can be even more so, especially if you get into floor looms. As mentioned before it takes a lot of space, a fair amount of equipment, and a lot of time. You can cast on the back of a sweater in half an hour, but warping a floor loom at even a modest 24" wide and 30 epi takes many hours. IMO the technical problems in weaving are a bit more daunting than those in knitting--squishy yarn hides a multitude of sins; deciding what stitch to use as a selvedge in a knitted seam that will be hidden is of small concern compared to loopy or too tight or just wrong selvedges on that woven linen table runner. Also-- no offence intended to anyone-my experience has been that many weavers are somewhat older than the people who knitblog and it could be that they aren't as comfortable with the internet as a way of expression.

All that said, congratulations and welcome to the world of weaving! When you start lusting after the drawloom with 16 ground shafts and 60 pattern leases, just remember how much you can do with a few sticks and some string: backstrap weaving, tablet weaving...

And side benefits of weaving? The coned yarn you buy to weave those luscious tweeds doubles as knitting yarn, at much less the cost you'd pay for balls or skeins!

By: June

June — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 20:27:03 +0000

You’re getting dangerous!

Carolyn (Curlypurl) does a fair bit of weaving on her ‘blog, I think she’s on the WeaveRing.