3 MarchFortunately, I'm too wrapped up in trying to figure out how to spin properly that I haven't had time to buy/construct a (type form of loom here). However, I have been looking around, and there's this really cool website about Inkle Weaving! If you haven't heard of the art, you should definitely go look, and if you do know about it, you should head on over anyway - it's really great!

I really, really, want to learn how to weave - so many websites have such great projects! But first things first - learn how to spin those sheep!

2 AprilWow, I want to learn to weave more than ever! Sigh.

8 MarchUnbelievable, I know. First, I'm updating the site. Second, I got an inkle loom for my birthday! It's really nice, and the website I got it from even makes a lefty one for lefties like me! Needless to say, I got the lefty one, and they also sent waxed linen thread to make heddles, which are little loops that you put on every other warp thread. For thread, I've received this really neat yarn that is reflective that I've been using for both a warp and a weft.
  As my first attempt, I warped the loom (which pretty much means looping the thread around all the pegs on the loom a bunch of times so you can weave on it), and it got kind of twisted, which I attempted to fix the first time, but the second time chose to ignore. Then, when getting to the end of all my warping, when I had to tie the ends together, the thread broke at a point that was just a bit too short. I just kinda tied it together and hoped. It actually worked for awhile, but eventually the threads got all tangled up in each other and I just had to cut off what I had managed to weave. It actually looked pretty neat. Later, I decided to do it again, and I was very careful in the way I wrapped everything. The next piece came out almost perfectly, except for a few places in the weave where I didn't pull tight enough so there are slight slubs on the edges.
  The reflective yarn is very interesting stuff, actually. It's reflective in the way that firefighters' suits are, except only in certain lights. The thread also comes loosely wrapped in this white thread that helps it not get broken or anything since it's kind of delicate. Once you're done weaving, you just drop it in boiling or almost boiling water, and the white thread just dissoves. This also makes the silver thread more shiny. I'll post pictures as soon as I take some, and maybe pictures of the weaving process as well.
  However, there's a slight problem with my loom. It's missing a peg that isn't really important, but is nice to have, that goes on the bottom as you wrap from the back all the way to the front peg. It's hard to explain here, but the person who made the loom is going to fix it and then send it back to me, and then it will be even better.

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