not one, but two

actual, factual professional yarn swifts.came in the same  vintage package as the loom.

those of you who frequent this blog know the saying in my household that you can boil water in a frying pan, but the existence of saucepans should tell you something.

i have been making do for years with one of those plastic lightweight yarn swift which was ok,( the blue wire like thingie behind the heavy metal number)

 but...

one of the caveats was that the circumference got smaller as the yarn pulled.and that was very inconvenient for making even sized skeins.

this new baby is  non deformable  made of cast metal so it will never tip over. break my shin if i trip on it, it will.and it's perfect for silk as it doesn't have anything in the metal arms that will catch.

i had been looking at swifts for a long time and was not too convinced with the wooden ones. had found these   just to whet my japanophilia and was considering visiting the place when i go to japan. but the fortune cookie fell on my plate.

not to say i'll skip the visit because they make shuttles to covet. especially the small brocade ones ^_^

sampling like a madwoman and white on white. cally booker you should see me!

neki desu

not so scary

the tool. the vid instructions, the book.
feel confident manipulating the garter bar now.

some results.practice makes perfect...

why is it so easy to drop stitches unintentionally and so difficult to do it intentionally?

neki desu

creping 2.0

cut and photographed samples. a real royal PITA to photograph. the light was terrible and i was too lazy to take the lights and do the set up. tried assorted weft yarns. let's see how they react.

tieing on to the table loom. very fine organzine silk, usually reed it at 22-25 ends x cm,this time at 16  but tieing two threads x end to compensate. will try and document the whole process as this will be a hand  felt collaboration project  ;-). more of that later.

neki desu