Extravayarnza

Those who have known me a long time know that I'm up for just about any sort of craft or art medium. I mainly knit, but am also quite the seamstress (my other life is as a professional theatrical seamstress). I also dabble in spinning, crochet, beadwork, braiding, various types of carving, metal working (mainly jewelry), work working, Chinese watercolor, pastels, and acrylic painting.
There are still quite a few crafts that I've always wanted to try; pottery, making glass beads, and weaving come to mind. Through a very lucky find on Craigslist I'm getting to try my hand at weaving.
This is my "new" (to me) Kromski 24" Rigid Heddle Loom

I followed the tutorial on Kromski's website & warped the loom for a simple scarf. I used Jojoland Melody (sock yarn) to give some simple interest without worrying about changing colors. I'm kinda wishing I had choose something a tad bit heavier (my next project will be sport or dk weight), but I'm about 1/2 through my scarf and feel I'm starting to get the hang of this.


We have a whole slew of birthdays this Sunday in my family (my Grandparents and one of their daughters share the same birthday). My Grandma is turning 80 and one of my aunts turned 60 last week. This scarf is hopefully going to be finished in time to be a birthday present for my Grandma. I'm hoping to get another one finished for my aunt as well.
Wish me luck~