This prickly pear cactus transparency is inching along. I wait for the day when we will get to see this from the front side! Weaving from the back has its advantages, though. I am able to deal with all the weft tails as I go.
![Cactus transparency weaving in progress.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Cactus-1-1024x576.jpg)
After every inch of weaving, I stop and trim weft tails. I use a blunt needle to weave loose tails in first before trimming them. This part of the process is time consuming. But I do it happily, thankful that I won’t have hours of tedious work at the end of the project.
![Transparency weaving in progress. Cactus.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Cactus-2-1024x576.jpg)
![Trimming weft tails on the woven transparency.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Cactus-3-1024x576.jpg)
![Weaving hack using dental floss threader!](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Cactus-4-1024x576.jpg)
![Woven transparency of a prickly pear cactus.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Cactus-5-1024x576.jpg)
Give thanks. It is right and it is satisfying to give thanks to the Lord. The little things that we get to take care of now, daily inching along, are reminders of the big work in progress that we are in. Eventually, we will see the front side. And what a joy that will be!
May all your loose ends be secured.
Happy weaving,
Karen