{"id":11085,"date":"2022-01-05T08:12:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T15:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=11085"},"modified":"2022-01-05T08:12:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T15:12:22","slug":"gray-with-a-few-sparkles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2022\/01\/gray-with-a-few-sparkles\/","title":{"rendered":"Gray with a few sparkles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I finished my second little weaving on the pipe loom. This time I put on the warp by memory, without referencing the videos constantly. There were mistakes. But I was able to weave without too much trouble. Feeling more confident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And a little house appeared. And later a little sun. The original idea was to fill up the 3″ square with bits and pieces of leftover yarn without trying to make anything recognizable. But after I wove the sea for a while, I thought it needed a house. Then a window. Then a roof. It was exciting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here’s the piece just off the loom. If I wanted to quibble, the sea is lapping at the foundation and the roof is lopsided. The little sun is flat on the bottom. I convinced myself that its shape shows it is rising out of fog. Good enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a metallic thread in the gray yarn that can’t be seen well. That pretty much describes the mood these days, gray with a few sparkles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And here’s the piece with ends woven in. Will I do another? I don’t know. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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