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Comment on Hurrah! My Gypsy Jacket is done by Maeve Robertson

Maeve Robertson — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:31:00 +0000

That’s wonderful! I’m a novice. I have discouraged myself by having trouble with the warping. It seems to start out fine, but on the ambitious shawl I was making on my 30 inch RH, the outer warp threads became loose and now I’m just going to cut the silly thing off and try something less ambitious. I’ve had lessons, too. Sigh.

Comment on Can Edward and Anastasia Bear be knitted with thicker yarn and larger needles? by tottietalkscrafts

tottietalkscrafts — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:11:47 +0000

Hi Carolee
Actually, that’s a good idea… baby clothes would fit the 18 inch bear quite nicely!
And, yes, he’s a very cuddly fellow!

Comment on Can Edward and Anastasia Bear be knitted with thicker yarn and larger needles? by Carolee

Carolee — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:53:10 +0000

I love big bear more to love!!!! Maybe your grandson has a out fit he could spare. hehe

Comment on Can Edward and Anastasia Bear be knitted with thicker yarn and larger needles? by tottietalkscrafts

tottietalkscrafts — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:14:09 +0000

Hi Aleksa
Poor Big Bear! LOL…. he really does look oh so bare, doesn’t he?
Actually, given that he is 18 inches tall, baby clothes would work well on him And, yep… he’s very cuddly!

Comment on Can Edward and Anastasia Bear be knitted with thicker yarn and larger needles? by Aleksa

Aleksa — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:32:48 +0000

Edward Bear may be humungous but he is still charming, if a bit naked… and probably a good cuddler. He looks a bit like Bigfoot Bear!

Comment on Can you weave tapestry on potholder loom? why, yes! by tottietalkscrafts

tottietalkscrafts — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:43:26 +0000

Hi Cookie
It’s 4 squares to the inch. Your metal loom is great for tapestry, but the plastic loom will work fine, too, as long as you turn the side with the broken peg to the side. Happy weaving!

Comment on Can you weave tapestry on potholder loom? why, yes! by Cookie

Cookie — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:16:16 +0000

I like the idea of weaving a tapestry on a potholder loom. I found that I do have a nice metal one (also a plastic one with one of the pegs broken).
What grid of graph paper you used? Is it 4×4, 5×5 or 10×10?

Comment on Can you weave tapestry on potholder loom? why, yes! by tottietalkscrafts

tottietalkscrafts — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:41:38 +0000

Hallo again, Zann…
After I went to your blog, I had another insight about why small looms are such a wonderful thing….
Seeing your post about needing your looms to be empty right now made me think again, about how inviting and enticing a small loom can be…. so un-intimidating, so free from ‘shoulds’ and ‘oughts’….
Yes……….small loom weaving is so healing and such a balm for the soul!

Comment on Can you weave tapestry on potholder loom? why, yes! by tottietalkscrafts

tottietalkscrafts — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:27:10 +0000

Thank you so much, Zann! I am so pleased that it was a nice bit of synchronicity…. funny how things work out that way! Looking forward to seeing your weavings!

Comment on Can you weave tapestry on potholder loom? why, yes! by Zann Carter

Zann Carter — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:21:24 +0000

Great post, Noreen! Very timely, as I’ve been gearing up for setting myself down to work on small loom weaving in the coming weeks.