Hankering for Yarn

Spinning yarn to weave a doll

by Noreen on April 24th, 2008

I am working on a new doll.

I’ve finished sculpting the head:

and have finished spinning the yarn for the doll:

My best friend gave me a bag of lovely merino/tencel:

That I spun on my wheel, then plyed with my navaho spindle:

I warped up the loom

and wove one panel that just didn’t do it for me,

So, I frogged it, and re-warped the loom.

I am one of those people who would rather take something apart and re-do it rather than leave it if I don’t like it.

Taking it apart is quite contemplative, as it allows me to give myself a second (or third or fourth) chance.

I like the feeling that weaving is not written in stone.

Knowing that I can easily unweave a piece gives me tremendous freedom to be very adventurous with my materials.

I’ve just gotten a tiny bit woven on the new warp, so will start taking pics as I get a little more weaving happening.

I’ll post pics as the doll starts to emerge.

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