I finally finished the throw!!! It is 43 x 78.
I made it with 3/2 cotton warp and weft. 16epi 16 ppi. I got the yarn from Yarn Barn.
I started out using a long shuttle from LeClerc but it was way to light to get it all the way across the warp. I would throw the shuttle and it would launch right thru the middle of the warp over the cat and land with a crash on the ground. After a few times it really started to piss me off so I decided to use something else. Back about 6 months ago I saw these “Vintage” aka really old and sorta broken down shuttles on ebay. They where fly shuttles, 2 of them each with a wooden bobbin. When I received them they didn’t look as good as the picture but they where “Vintage”. Anyway, I had to repair them because the wood was broken on the side and would catch the yarn if I was to throw it. After sanding and filling in the wood, I tried it and it worked really good. There is a knack to using this sort of shuttle without causing damage to your poor little hand, as the point, and I do mean point, is a metal point which hurts when it hits your hand. I got real good at avoiding the point and learned to really like this “Vintage” shuttle. Well here is the Throw!
Here is a more up close picture!
One more!
Im not sure what I am going to next. I have a couple of things on my list.
1. I was thinking about making some rugs out of bailing twine. Depending how big the bail is and what kind of hay it is determines what color the twine is. I have blue, yellow, orange, yellow, and black.
2. Saddle blankets. Im looking for a good structure and pattern for that, if you have one you want to share I would love it!
3. I have some ideas for some Spring color scarf's.
Once I figure out what I am going to do I will post it! Thanks for reading :)
