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| Lorene and Suzanne at their respective warping boards |
What happens when eight weavers (all with highly ingrained weaving habits) get together for a group warp-in? Well, it turns out quite a lot happens in a few hours time and along the way, lots of laughter, occasional spicy language and time out for a cup of coffee or tea!
Here is a little background about why there was a group warping party today. The Reno Fiber Guild is concerned that there aren't enough new weavers being created these days and this year is the year we decided to do something about it. We offered a beginning weaving class and found seven persons who are eager to learn to weave on a shaft loom. Several have already gotten their feet wet with rigid heddle looms, but some are entirely new to the craft. In order that these new weavers start with a positive experience, it was decided that we would provide them with warped looms for the first session and then introduce the warping process in the second session.
Well then, we were committed, weren't we? Gayle graciously offered her home for the group warp in. We wound warps on a variety of warping mills and boards and beamed them on table looms and one Baby Wolf loom. Whew! But warps still needed to be threaded, sleyed and tied on. So, we each trundled home with a loom to finish up the warp. The next step will be the actual class in a few weeks and we are keeping our fingers crossed that our students will have a smooth weaving experience and want to return for their second session.
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| Jen and her warping mill |
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| Julie and another warping mill |
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| Gayle getting ready to beam on her warp |
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| The Ashford table loom all beamed and ready to thread |
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| Sharon at the warping board |
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