Here's the Cricket after its first coat of Tung oil. The wood looks much prettier finished.
Meet Aiobhe (pronounced "Eva", which is Irish for "beauty"). She's a LeClerc Dorothy table loom. I drove up to Richmond on Saturday and picked her up from Cherri Hankins, an amazing fiber artist who has a to-dye-for studio filled with wet felted tapestries, woven goodies, looms et cetera. Cherri spins, weaves, knits, sews and is a force of nature. She also [bless her] sells very nice used equipment at fair prices!
Ahem. My little hobby is beginning to take over the living room. In addition to Aiobhe, I also picked up a LeClerc warping board.
Now, here's the kicker. How do I know that I'm fiber-obsessed? I like a clean house and I'm a fastidious housekeeper. My car, by contrast, is the "Ebola-mobile." I normally couldn't care less what the interior looks like...
...until it was time to pack up the girls.
Yes, I cleaned the car for the fiber equipment, not the kids or myself. :D
Monday, April 05, 2010
Mmmm...goodies!
This is the Schacht Cricket in its original state.
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5 comments:
There is nothing wrong with being fiber-obsessed!
OMG - I'm so jealous!
Oh no...you're NOT going to enable me into this hobby...no you're not, you're not, you're not....
(sigh)
I hope you're not, anyway. {weakly shuffling off to another blog}
(praying I won't start surfing for weaving information)
(((hugs)))
{coming back for one more look}
drool....
Holy moly! WoW!! so you'll be taking on the mantle Queen O'Weavers also!
hmmm. perhaps we should just address you as Empress of All. like that? I do. :^)
hahahah. my vehicle is the same most of the time.
xoxoxox
That's so great! I've woven on a Dorothy, they are really nice. Make sure you show us your FO's!
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