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| Kathy |
Rasta BagThis is the rasta bag I started today, I've still to line it and sew it up. I got told to do one of my dreadlock bags in rasta colours but not too loud! Looks like a sort of tartan rasta to me.
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| Barbara3d |
That's brilliant Kathy. how on earth did you have time to do that today. you are clever. 
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| Kathy |
Do you know that weaving is much faster than knitting and if you use a few strands of chunky wool for the weft (left to right and then back again, right to left) you can make something like this in a couple of hours. The fiddly bit is the sewing up, that takes a bit longer. |
| Bovey Belle |
One of these years, I will get my loom sorted out and go on a course . . . though I have a idea it will be Tam doing it rather than me - she's a natural at spinning too . . . |
| Aqui |
it's lovely!
how big is your loom? |
| Kathy |
I do these bags on an Ashford Rigid Heddle Loom16" and I've a Kromski 32" as well. Used to have more but how many looms does one need! This is where I bought my 16"
http://www.twistfibrecraft.co.uk/weaving/weaving.html It comes with a 10dpi reed (the bit the threads go through) and I purchased a 7.5 (used for the bags) and a 5dpi which you can do really funky yarns with, £8 each. |
| Libby |
Nooooooo! Don't start me on anything new! Pllleeeaaaassseeeeee 
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| Kathy |
That's what I said Libby and look at me now. I had never gardened, wove, made soap, booze etc etc until 3 yrs ago, forums do that to you! 
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| Libby |
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| Kathy |
Oh yes, and they also make you move house............................ |