08/20/2026
End of the second day weaving my own homespun singles on this 4 shaft floor loom.
Im getting very proficient at tying knots.
Ive probably got over 6 hours worth of actual weaving into this, and because of the fragility of the warp (homespun singles that I apparently did *not* finish well enough for this) it is VERY slow going.
Ive discovered I really need a thin boat shuttle, and due to my lack of appropriately sized pickup sticks, I am picking through the sheds with a yard stick and beating the weft that way to minimize the friction from the reed on my yarn.
I have about the length of my hand x 1.5 woven.
At this rate I might be finished it by Christmas. Maybe.
Ps:
If you look carefully at the photo, you can see the direction of my twill change directions aboht halfway through where I messed up my heddle threading and didn't notice till it was all done.