Every now and then I forget where I left off. This happens when I get interrupted when I am not quite finished with a sequence at the end of a weaving session, or when I get interrupted when I am just getting started back on the loom. Often, the interruptions are my own thoughts going in different directions. The only loss is a few dozen weft threads that get pulled out one by one, plus the time it takes to pull them out and weave the right ones back in. Everything is fixable.
I have come to the unfortunate realization that I am probably short on blue weft yarn and green weft yarn. This project is using yarn from my excess, and the warp yarn was measured out just so. I miscalculated on the weft yarn. My solution is to space the blue and the green weft stripes further apart. If I still run out of either color I will finish with the colors I do have. I may end up liking it better that way. Everything is fixable.
I did not imagine that one of the single-unit draw cords on the drawloom could snap in two while I am putting it on the hook bar. But it happened! Now what? I’m able to finish the 6-thread unit by tying a knot and maneuvering threads this way and that way. This is not acceptable for weaving the rest of the warp, however, nor even for the rest of this napkin. I just so happen to have a fancy clip that Steve brought to me a couple weeks ago, saying, “I thought you might be able to use this somewhere.” It is the perfect temporary fix for this shortened draw cord. I will replace the broken draw cord before starting the next critter napkin (roadrunner). Everything is fixable.
Yesterday we enjoyed Easter, the day of celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. We are lost without Him, suffering from our own errors, miscalculations, and brokenness. The Heavenly Father raised Jesus from the dead to prove to us that Jesus is Lord. Everything is fixable in Him.
May you find the solution you need.
Your weaving friend, Karen
Hi again,
Lovely to see the Wild Turkey finished. I admire your skill to fix the unexpected problem with your loom. “A temporary fix” is still a fix.
About finding a solution; I have been struggling with a tapestry (for 2 years) but finally found out how to end it. I asked the Holy Spirit “Any idea how to solve this?” and the next time a sat down at the tapestry I “saw” a different ending that I would now have thought about before. Might sound silly but that is what I did. And now I can see the finish line approaching to my great joy.
Came to think of a song and this is the first verse:
In Christ alone, my hope is found
He is my light, my strength, my song
This Cornerstone, this solid ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love, what depths of peace
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
My Comforter, my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand
Take care
Ida
Hi Ida, It is so nice to come back from vacation and see your lovely message! I don’t think it is silly at all to learn that the Holy Spirit guides us in all sorts of circumstances. How wonderful that you are now seeing the finish line approaching on something that had you stumped!
That hymn is a favorite of mine. Standing in the love of Christ – that says it all!
Your friend,
Karen