The Balanced Sett

journey of a beginning weaventurer

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Hi, I'm Mimi~ Starting a blog to document my crafting weaventures!

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dyed some yarn

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trying new things

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I thought I had enough of ecru color for the warp but I guess I'll just have a big white stripe of warp on one side haha. i'm using this project to try twills for the first time

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playing with plaid~

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threading today. experimenting with mixing plain and basket weave.

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all warped and ready~ i'll start weaving another day

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3 preps of one icelandic fleece. well the 2 on top are separated thel and tog using combs, and the bottom is carded seconds. I'm looking forward to how this will turn out when spun 😍

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just ordered some valkyrie combs! and new fibers to blend on my hand carders since I just finished the ryeland that I've been working on. I've been watching videogame playthroughs and carding up a storm 😁

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a new squeeze~ some nice spring colors that I can enjoy while i'm stuck inside

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@str8razors @Justtextiles as another comment says, hand washing for at least 20 s with soap is ridiculously powerful. stock up on soap and lotion. the other diy sanitizer, probably not good for hands tho, is 1/3 cup of bleach and 1 gallon of water

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@Justtextiles thanks! it's mostly wool

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off the loom! I'll wash it tomorrow 😍 I definitely had some uneven tension going on, but I'll do better next time!

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@YosekaBox ok, thank you!

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me working over here and my cat just wants to play

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*squish* aaaand finally warped!! please excuse the hoodie, my cat nibbles on corners...I can't wait to weave either today or tomorrow evening.

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what a calm helper 😁

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@AmyMcKnight @Justtextiles thanks for the encouragement!!! I guess I'll have to put some heddles on my shopping wishlist

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my cat being a peaceful spectator. still fixing warp...

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@Justtextiles weaving with multiple heddles is on my to learn list! after I spend some solid time mastering basics. My top 2 goals are to able to weave some higher epi fabrics on the rigid heddle along with 4 shaft patterns