Do You Ever Have The Feeling...

Day 47: This was not the picture I intended to post today, but when it came out of the camera, I laughed so hard, the tears were rolling down my cheeks. My little "weaver's cat" is being so good about resisting the temptation of all those fascinating strings, especially the one curling off the cone as I wind warps. And I realize that's an awful lot to ask of an eight-month old kitten, but he is coming to understand that this is something Mama does, and that if he interferes or gets rowdy, he's likely to get stuffed in the Time-Out box until I'm done. There were a few times as I began warping my big inkle loom that I had to speak sharply to him, but after a couple of reprimands, he hopped up onto the harpsichord and curled up on his blanket for a nap. Such a good little kid!

Next In Line - Friend Evelyn

Day 28: My time for weaving the tablecloth currently on Max has been somewhat limited by a Small Rowdy Cat, but now that he's settling down a bit and seems to be content to watch from a polite remove, I've been making progress. I'm over halfway done with the last of three panels, and that meant it was time to start lining up my next project. If all goes as planned, a coverlet woven on the "Friend Evelyn" draft (HPB, green book, p. 142) will be my entry in the Washington State Fair next September. The pattern lends itself nicely to being joined in three panels. The ground and tabby are 8/2 in lime, with an overshot of forest green 5/2. I thought it would be fun to go with a heavier overshot thread this time around, although my experience with "King's Flower" taught me that 3/2 is too heavy. 5/2 should be just perfect for a weightier throw. Today, I am measuring off a warp of 412 ends of 24 feet each. I've had a little more help than I really wanted, but most of the time, Merry is willing to sit under the chair to watch the tempting "string" uncoil from the cone. But I'm no fool. The warping board and thread goes in the closet in between stints of winding. The first item on a kitten's position description is "Get into mischief."