The first week of July was the start of the Tour de Fleece, the spinning event that follows the Tour de France; the flat days are long, the hills are challenging, and the time trials are for speed. I tried to spin every day, even while traveling. I was on the Greenwood Fiberworks team and spun some great color ways from Carolyn and a few fun batts. The results are below.
In Mid July we finally made our delayed trip to LA. I was able to visit SAORI studio LA to meet Laura Roveda. I had a great time and learned a lot. I came away very inspired to continue on my SAORI journey.
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| The warp being threaded on the heddle at SAORI studio LA. |
My goal for this trip was learning to warp the SAORI loom with a ready-made warp and to wind my own warp. In order to do this, I needed to bring my inside set with me. This is one of the unique features of the SAORI loom. The heddles and reed are a set that comes out and can be changed. Bringing an inside set on a airplane was another interesting thing. The challenges were: its size was larger than would fit under the seat; it was fragile, and It needed to be able to be opened if TSA agents decided to check it out. I decided if it looked like a tote bag, I might be able to get it on without questions, so I created a bubble mailer & duct tape travel tote bag. On the outside I put a picture of an inside set and my business card. I got it to LA and home without any problems, and one flight attendant commented how neat it was.
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| My inside set bubble mailer tote bag. |
Now to head into August with some new yarn and some new skills. I'm ready to weave everyday!
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