I am neither a knitter or a crocheter although I have friends who excel in these arts. My fingers just don't seem to work that way. I am, however, a weaver. In college I used large four harness looms and wove yards and yards of various materials including a 4' by 8' tapestry that was part of my master's thesis.
These days my weaving is more modest. I use a lap loom from New Zealand and create pieces that measure 15 inches across or narrower and up to six feet long. After I weave these pieces, I use them as background and stitch designs on the fabric. Not nearly as ambitious as my college work but I do enjoy it very much.
Recently my spouse, who is great about helping me string my loom, suggested that I should create a piece about the two of us, and our travels, to be hung in our living room.
I think this is a great idea, but as I started thinking about it, I realized that my favorite source of yarn, Joann's, is now out of business in our area. A Google search suggested that a nearby Walmart super store had yarn for sale. I was skeptical but took a drive out there today to check it out.
To my delight they had a large selection of colors in the yarn I like to use, so I stocked up. Now all I have to do is design the project, string the loom (with my wonder spouse's help) and get to work.
Here are two recent works, a pastor's stole and a long narrow hanging for the window beside the front door in my grandson's house.
Happily, my grandchildren like my work and have taken several pieces, otherwise I would have run out of wall space long ago.
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