Weaving in the Garden

Jul 4

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. An unusually cool and wet spring postponed the project until now.

With the help of Jan Eichling, we wove 25 inches between Sunday afternoon and Monday evening. There were plenty of breaks for putting my feet up - one of the draw backs to a WWL is the standing. There are about five more inches of weaving left on this shawl and a little finish work, then it will go to it's recipient.

Warp weighted loom with plaid fabric in a garden setting.

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Esther Benedict

I always knew I would weave. From the time I got my first potholder loom as a child I was enchanted with taking thread and making it into cloth. It took another twenty years, though before I finally got myself a real, grown-up loom, and another twenty years after that for me to decide to make weaving part of my livelihood. I enjoy most fiber arts, including spinning, dyeing, sewing and embroidery, as well as weaving. I haven't give up my day job - I'm still a law firm administrator, as I have been for about thirty years. I like working for lawyers - they're smart, demanding people who keep me on my toes. I keep them organized. I live in Oxnard, California with my husband Bruce, a dachshund named Rosie and a Siamese cat called Bijou.

Weaving in the Garden

Order out of chaos

Getting ready to dye