haha

 happy easter!

neki desu

waiting for an answer

new acquisition.waiting for louet to answer about my intended loom hack, and sectional warp beam.

it was about time i took the leap, but was somewhat hesitant about drilling holes and all that. you get my drift don't you?

the only brave soul i know is Margreet Ward , but she has mr. louet at hand.

i've always wanted a warping paddle . it's sort of 

counter productive now that i am going sectional,but nevertheless i'm going to train myself on how to use it. weaving tools are so attractive!
eventually some itomakis from japan will get to me,but for the time being warp chains will have to do.

neki desu

setting up

warping.the silk has already been treated with the funori sizing. worthy of note: it doesn't tangle!
think this warp will go smoothly.





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here again

after a very intense week. we scattered mother's ashes  in puerto rico near the farm where she grew up.it was a sad and bittersweet event with family and friends.

there was some island scenery and food enjoyment, but i did not see friends because i went for such a short time. it was exclusively family time.

i'm slowly easing myself into the studio work routine.

to start engines going a small 3 color double bed jacquard with no pretensions other than try the yarn grist and see if it worked using 3 strands of the same size. no problem!

neki desu

a metaphor

miyake issey.
taking a brief break. be back next week..
be good.













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sleeve, black and white

'nother chapter from the frugal knitter. a lo tech hack using a knitted sample as a cone sleeve.

now i can use all those industrial cones without them doing the boogaloo on the winder.

neki desu

never more, lenore

have spent 2.5 weeks on a mad men binge bcse it was being retired from my streaming service.

watched all the 92 episodes in that time span. everything else except cooking and morning walk was on halt. still thinking of the meaning of the series.

finally yesterday i went back to rational living and started sampling racking technique on the knitting machine.

quite fun, but needs a lot of concentration. the bad news is that the apartment upstairs is going to be renovated. there goes peace and quiet.

neki desu