Summer Sage Weavers Meeting

Weaving can be a solitary endeavor, but weavers are always eager to join with other like-minded artisans to share what they have been doing and talk about their passion.  It has been so good to get back in the social swing of things for members of Reno Fiber Guild.  We met at the South Valleys Library this past weekend for a couple of hours of show and tell and exchanges of ideas and information.  Since there were so many great handwovens shared at our meeting, the blog posts have been divided into smaller bites.  Watch for the next post in a few days.

Jochen D. shared this throw that was woven on his new AVL K Series loom.  The profile draft that Jochen used is from the book "Keep Me Warm One Night"  Should you be so lucky and own this book, it is Profile #419.  

Jochen also wove a whole series of mohair scarves on his four shaft counter-balance loom.  These are plain weave, using an off white loopy mohair for the warp and different colors and fibers in the weft.   

Would you like to weave some of your own?  Jochen shared his details with us. The threading is a straight draw on four shafts.  The sett is 8 epi. and sleyed in an 8 dent reed.  Sley two in the first dent, then 1 per dent for 16 dents.  Skip 10 dents and repeat ending again with 2 ends in the last dent.  His scarves were a total of 80 ends and he wove them at 6 to 8 ppi.  To finish the scarves, wash by hand in warm water or put in the hand wash cycle of your washing machine.  Put in the dryer for 10 minutes (I would check frequently to see what is happening).  After that, let them dry completely on a rod.

Jochen's warp was 25 yards long and since he wove with many different colored wefts, he has a large variety to choose from.  See Jochen's ad on the main blog page (right side).  Jochen gives weaving lessons and starts his students weaving with mohair.  He also sells his handwovens.