fourth day of Christmas Weaving

This day has three name bands. None of the recipients reads this blog, so stealth is not an issue. One more reason that I love my Nomi, the ability to do quantities of 1 - 5 or 6 without feeling that I have wasted a lot of warp.

third day of christmas weaving

this day needs to have santa's vest. True, it is not weaving, but it sucked up a good number of hours that I otherwise would have spent weaving.
And Santa is too cute for words.

This is just the santa side of the vest. The other side has reindeer and a green plaid back and pockets. 

Now back to weaving.

second day of Christmas weaving

I will have to post my photo after but this one is snowflake bookmarks. sweet. I love baltic 13.

first day of christmas weaving

on the first day of Christmas weaving I finished two nomi projects.

the first was a varigated green band with tan edges

the second was 4 rainbow bracelets and one more rainbow napkin ring for Maryann. 2 down, 2 (or 6) to go.

Not bad for the first day of Christmas weaving. Well begun is half done. 

Can't wait for tomorrows finished weaving....

the twelve days of christmas weaving

I am setting a goal because, really, I don't have enough to do.  I will weave something each day leading up to christmas and post it on the blog.
I hope that this will alleviate two issues: get some weaving done, and get presents finished for the holidays!
Yes, I know that there are 21 days left until Christmas. posting something on 12 of those days may be the best that I can do. I am nothing if not realistic.

I had best get started. On to the first finished project!

wish me luck...

if it wasn't for the last minute...

I had a brilliant idea.

However the brilliant idea was preceded by weeks of 'I got nothin' and completed the axiom 'if it wasn't for the last minute, I would never get anything done'

My brilliant idea was adding a personal touch to a white chef's hat and apron by adding a lettered inkle band that said 'I heart meat' - it was the prize for meatiest chili in our local chili cook off this past weekend.
My flash of inspiration came at 6:30am, and I had warped for the two color pick-up--that I apparently did not understand-- I wove only a trifle, and, well,  blech, so I cut it off at 9:40am. I went home for the cones of yarn, and changed the size of the pattern thread, got back to warp by 10:20, warped up and began to weave. Pick-up. and letters.
Many people walked up to me to ask what I was doing, and I finally got a little terse(the first several conversations went like this)

What are you making?
An inkle band.
That looks complicated!
It is.
what is it for?
A prize for the chili cookoff.
You mean today?
Yes.
Right now?
Yes (glance at clock) in 40 minutes.
that's (insert favorite- insane, crazy, ambitious, cool, interesting, amazing)

But the band was finished, and was stitched to the hat before the contest was over.

After the fact what do I call it?

Done.

Swag

Around here it has been swag, swag, all the time. And gnomes.
We are prepping for the Minnesota Federation Retreat, this weekend, and for the first time, my daughter is going to join us. She will be a vendor handling her gnomes and buttons, my Nomi looms, Dennis Matter's merino wool roving and felt batts, and Verilette Bell's wool.
I will try to post some of the non-secret swag if possible.
I still want to post a project or two.

Life is busy.