When we were in New Zealand in March we stopped in
for a studio visit with Diane Dudfield ~ she writes Diane’s Loom Talk blog which is well worth a visit!
This is Diane (on the left) and me, in her amazing studio
right on the peninsula in Katikati NZ! We had a great visit with lots of loom
talk and show and tell.
Michael spotted Diane’s warping mill tucked in beside her
loom and she graciously took the time to set it up for us to see. My husband
was in the process of designing a warping mill built for my specific needs and
he was able to get a few ideas from watching Diane set up her warping mill.
Diane gave me
this great cheese of 110/2 Merino yarn to try and a wonderful copy of her artists statement. I feel a collapse weave scarf or a woven shibori in my future!
Here is the prototype, which is made in softwood, for the
warping mill that Michael is designing for me. It is done and ready for its maiden
trial and I will finally get to try it out
as soon as I finish the Lynch Tartan which is keeping me occupied for now!
Michael has made it very lightweight while still maintaining
structural integrity and has figured out a way for me to take it apart and fold
it flat for storage. He has had his work cut out for him because I’m small and
not all that strong, so I needed to be able to lift it onto the dining room
table and then take it apart without help.
Once I make a few warps and we knock out all the bugs, Michael will make it
in maple hardwood with stainless steel rods and fitting…..gonna be a beauty!
Today I finally ran out of the Ancient Blue yarn that I used
to weave the family tartan ~ talk about poor planning on my part! I had some really lovely steel gray/olive
green marl coloured wool of the same grist so I’ll carry on and weave the rest
of the warp off using it. It will no
longer be the Lynch family registered tartan, now it is just a humble plaid!
2 comments:
Goodness, nearly fell off my perch as I scrolled through blogger dashboard and saw this. Still feel bad I never offered you guys a cuppa.
You're so lucky to have your own personal woodworker. Enjoy!
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