Day 277: Sometimes an idea works out better than imagined. When I first decided to use thrums to create zanshiori (what I call "something from nothing" projects), I expected to use the finished project to make purely functional and probably not particularly attractive bags. My Scottish genetics won't allow me to throw thrums away unless they're under a foot long, and the gallon jar I keep them in was getting pretty full. I used my 16" rigid heddle loom (12.5 dent) with a natural-coloured warp for the first batch, and liked the effect, although I didn't think it was the best use of the colours. "Maybe they'd be more dramatic if I used a dark warp," I thought, and I pulled out a cocoa-brown cone for the purpose. As before, I doubled the warp threads, but only a single thread for the weft. I am so happy with the way this turned out that I am not going to turn it into bags, no. I'm going to use it as a runner. This piece measures 48" x 11". And as a footnote, I'm still less than halfway through my stash of thrums.
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