Day 78: As far as I'm concerned, Warp 10 isn't fast enough to get out of 2023. Of course there are no guarantees 2024 will be any better, but we can hope so. That said, I'm weaving my way toward the limits of several current warps, and have two measured and waiting in the wings to replace Pippin's band (top right, will be done by evening) and the King's Flower overshot (bottom left, still about three feet to go). Jutta's band (top left) is going much faster than anticipated, given the finer threads, and I'm enjoying weaving it so much that I really wished I'd hung a longer warp. The wildly colourful "log cabin" runner on the rigid heddle (lower right) is also nearly done, but I have nothing planned to replace it at the moment, so I'm dragging my feet a little until inspiration strikes me. Pippin's next project will be a real challenge because the pattern will be worked on a ground of sewing thread. While that's not the finest thread I've ever used in a weaving (I once wove fine linen napkins at 52 ends per inch), it will be the finest I've ever used for a band. With the projects I have lined up, I'm heading into 2024 at warp speed.
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