365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Rainbow Runner
Day 107: "The job isn't finished until the paperwork is done." In the instance of weaving, the "paperwork" takes the form of tying fringe or otherwise securing the ends of the cloth so that they don't unravel. On a runner, hemming adds excessive bulk and diminishes the graceful drape of the fabric, but even with my handy-dandy fringe tool, twisting is a time-consuming and rather tedious project. I cringe at fringe, quail at the thought of all those tails, but diligent crafter that I am, I set a reasonable goal for each fringing session: halfway, or "through five sequences," or "I'll quit after ten minutes, no matter where I leave off." If I go farther, it's all to the good, but I must never, ever lay the piece aside before the goal has been reached. It took me three days to finish up the Rainbow Runner, and when I laid it over the harpsichord, the crick in my neck hardly mattered. Done and dusted!
Labels:
fringe,
rainbow runner,
weaving
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