Annie's Towels!

I've been working.  I know.  I'm supposed to be retired.

but.  I love what I do and I'm back in the

swing of things.  I'm also doing Zumba.  WHAT!!

Yup.  Feeling energized.  And I'm figuring out

my horse.  Life is good.  

So anyway, I know it is Halloween but

I don't have any kids at home

and we live out in the back of

beyond.

Or as my BIL says...

"in the tundra."

or is it "on the tundra."  Oh well.

AND I have been craving candy all day

so I'm ignoring Halloween and

working on towels.

Here is the sequence if you want to bear with me.

 Designing the warp on the warping

reel.  

 Round and round building color...This is 15 yards

long and half the threads (210) needed for towels,

 Took off the first half and winding

the second half--another 210 threads.

 All tied off and ready to take to the loom.

Threads separated into the 21 inches wide

I need to begin winding on.

Looking down on the loom.

All 15 yards wound on and ready to thread.

Pulling each thread through the heddles in the order

I need.

 Done.

 Beginning to sley the reed...which just means to pull

the threads through the reed so I have the

width I need and the density I need.

 All tied on and ready to wind bobbins

and weave.

Loving this warp!

And, Annie, if you don't like these I can

make you another warp!  Plenty of time yet.

And yes, I can throw in a couple of

crayon colored towels!

Happy Halloween everyone!

xo

Morning Chores...

Miss Ellie and Duke this morning for their

breakfast and a roll.  I'm still working her in the 

morning in the arena.  Trainer dude can't

come until Wednesday afternoon.

After we worked this morning I brushed

her and tried to comb her forelock and mane 

but she was cranky and ducking her head

to escape me.

So we lunged some more

and tried again.  Lowered her head and she

stood there patiently while I rubbed

her.  According to Ellie it was time

to go to the pasture...not time for

grooming.  So she gets cranky when things

are changed around.  So we will

work on that...

Chickens eating tomato skins from

my sauce-making.  I love having

chickens pecking around the yard, 

clucking, chasing each other, being

chickens.  Soon...eggs.

Another amazing day!

xo

Crayon Colored Towels and Ellie Update!

I am so happy with these towels!

Though...I only wove two today...

12 more to go...

And they will look even better

when they are off tension

washed, hemmed, and dried.

Just the thing to wake up your kitchen

Especially when the snow is falling

and the light is dim...

And...Miss Ellie and Duke having their

breakfast this morning with the fog all around.

Took her up to the arena for lunging

for the third day in a row!

Oh yeah...

AND I rode yesterday when

trainer dude was here!

Second time...but just at a walk because

we are training her to pay attention

to  my seat not so much

with the reins.  It really

feels good to be on a 

horse again.  Even with

that big old Western saddle.

Having a stunning weekend with

this amazing weather!

xo

More towels...

Well...you might think you are looking at three different warps but...

actually...I am putting these

all together

to make some towels guaranteed to brighten up

anyone's kitchen.  Though the towels will

look somewhat different when I weave

colors over these warp threads.

Soon...

Crayon colors...Tomorrow I will be finishing

the winding and might have time to thread

the loom, we'll see.  

Meanwhile, my trainer dude came over this afternoon

and I rode Miss Ellie.  First time since I bought her.

We just walked...turning her with my seat...

very little with the reins...stopping her

with my seat...it was fabulous.

and there I go changing

my mind about selling.

sigh.

xo