Jon gave me the 8 shaft loom and I am so grateful. I was destined to weave ...
I discover that my local Spinners, Weavers, Dyers guild meets monthly about 4 miles from my home!
Even better 10 miles away Mary Keer runs an informal weaving workshop every other Thursday. Mary is a wonderful tutor with lifetime of knowledge and has a huge weaving studio next to her maginficent thatched home.
Better again, Mary is an avid yarn collector and is happy for students to help themselves at cost, so suddenly hundreds of yarn and colour combinations are within my grasp.
I could go on about the studio, the work the other students are doing, the equipment (including a 16 shaft dobby loom) etc but will save that for another time.
However, one last 'even better', Mary's workshop is in the village of Cheriton which also hosts one of my favourite pubs - The Flowerpots. The Flowerpots brew their own beer and have won many, many prizes at UK beer festivals. What better than a quick thirst slake after a long evening at the loom?
It's my destiny to weave - I'm sure of it.
Oh - by the way, the vest project is now on hold. Firstly my chosen yarns just didn't work and secondly I'm letting Mary teach me properly and take me through the whole weaving process with something simple. So the next loom project is a simple fairly plain scarf - still with 268 ends (24epi) its the most ambitious thing to date!
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