The last two days of January both had such a delicate lacy feel I thought I’d share them together.

Most of my early bands were woven in 10/2 perle cotton. When I first started working with 5/2 it seemed so thick. It is now one of my favorite sizes to work with. Here it seems so light and airy. The alternating pick-up reminds me so much of lace.

I played weaving chicken with both of these motifs. They both filled the entire length of the weaving distance between the heddles and the front peg on my little travel inkle loom. I barely had enough room to fit the whole motif to be able to take a picture of it. While I was weaving it, I had to advance the motif past the front bar, finish the motif, then back the band up to the heddles to snap the picture.

Wow, my first month of daily band practice is done. It’s been amazing taking time, with intention, to weave every day, even a few inches. I thought ending the month with a flower was fitting; let it grow.

Both motifs are from Inkle Weaving by Helene Bress, page 124 (194a, e).

Until next time,

warp, weave, be happy! ~ Jennifer

Every day I have been glad I chose to do a daily band practice this year, but I was especially so on this day. I wove, in spite of it being one of those days when you have a plan but the universe has a different plan. Nothing, awful, just one of those days. Only because I have committed to make time this year, instead of trying to find time for my passion, was I able to weave at all that day. It brought me the peace and calm I needed.

Oh, and is it just me of does this motif look like a robot? It didn’t resemble a robot in the book. . . This little robot, who aptly represents the energy I needed channel that day, comes from Inkle Weaving by Helene Bress, page 124 (194g).

Until next time,

warp, weave, be happy! ~ Jennifer

Is it strange that this pattern made me smile? This fun motif looks like two sassy X’s stacked on top of each other. When I told that to a friend she laughed and showed me a picture of her sassy little niece, proudly standing with a hand on her hip, the other raised in the air, and her foot kick out in ta-da pose. She was the personification of this sassy little X.

The motif has an interesting heavy and light feel. By mixing groups of three threads and single threads the pattern creates motion and depth. This could be useful in designing a more pictorial type of designs.

Day 27 comes from Inkle Weaving by Helene Bress, page 124 (194i). Until next time, go be sassy!

Warp, weave, be happy! ~ Jennifer