I get these crazy ideas sometimes. You know those old movies: "Let's put on a play!" "My uncle has a barn we can use!" Yeah, that kind of crazy idea.

The weather this weekend was nearly perfect for weaving in the garden. The goal was to finish a group project that was started last year and was put on hold until the weather was warm and dry enough to set up the warp weighted loom on the patio.

We had from noon on Friday until noon on Sunday to weave the header band, tie the heddles, weave and finish off the shawl.

My current project started life on another loom, borrowed from my friend Ellen. After a while, I started feeling guilty about having her loom for so long, so I decided I needed a warp weighted loom of my own.

There’s an elephant in my living room. You know what I mean, something large and obvious that you do your best to ignore. My elephant is a warp weighted loom. It stands in the opening between my living room and my loom room. It has been standing there for a very long time.