Sunday, June 17, 2012

Prep for the Roman Cloak

My hubby has a Roman persona for SCA and he has been telling how much he needs a Roman soldier's cloak. So since the orange is off the loom now it is free for a scarlet wool, of a heavier weight, so I don't have all the frustrating breakage. I have been busy skeining the wool and getting it ready for weaving. I never realized it was such a long process!  Last week I got all the skeins done and I went to Elspeth's to dye them on Saturday.

First a shot of a bunny
a pile of skeins
washing the wool


rinsed and ready for the dip



Into the scarlet dyebath
rinsed after the dye

The first batch is done

Monday, May 28, 2012

It's Done!!

It seems I am in an upswing, truly IT IS ABOUT FREAKING TIME! Today I cut my first wool fabric off the loom, it has been on there for almost 2 years. About the last 6 inches I was ready to pitch the whole thing, but my Laurel has assured me it is all good. She is going to make herself garb out of this piece, so I hope she is as happy with it once it is washed up. I have also done the sleeves and necks on two of the cotehardies for the girls, have 2 more to do and all the hems. Then we went and bought more material for garb for the hubs and myself. The only one who isn't in dire need of garb is Sonshine, but with him working now I wonder how many events he will actually make.

I of course still have tons of cross-stitch and embroidery to do, but I do feel like I am making some progress and that is what matters. It really is too bad that once I start doing my projects on a regular basis I decide I need to go looking for more to do.

I started a new job, sometimes I feel like I jumped from the frying pan into the fire, but as I am much busier in this one. We will see how I fair this summer. My lack of summer vacation may be a big turning point for me. Just need to get that debt paid down so that I feel like I can make the choices instead of feeling like I HAVE to suffer through.