Category: weaving

In Which the Pirate-Husband Inkles More.

In Which the Pirate-Husband Inkles More.

On Saturday, Pirate-Husband and I stopped at Knit and Stitch = Bliss in Bethesda. He was in search of a bulky-weight yarn for weaving his utility strap, and I was looking for a skein of superwash Cascade 220. Neither of us found what we were looking for, but I did find this Trendsetter Tonalita that just called out to me and demanded to be...

In Which the Pirate-Husband Inkles.

In Which the Pirate-Husband Inkles.

Several years ago, one of my friends in the SCA gave me an inkle loom. I bought a couple of books and swore that I’d learn to weave, and then… well, I didn’t. This past summer I picked up a set of cards for tablet weaving, which can be done on the same loom, and re-promised myself that I’d learn to weave. Pirate-Husband seemed...