When I beamed this warp, I had no idea that this would be the last warp on this loom. With two looms in the studio I knew that this larger one would be sold eventually, but perhaps next Spring 2026? My weaving has slowed down due to Life, a postal strike here in Canada and American tariffs so right now my Etsy shop is on an extended break.
Eventually the strike will be resolved and then I can reopen and then resume selling to Canadians only for the time being or another 3 years. We'll see where that goes....
Life has been keeping me (us) busy again as it seems my husband has yet another health battle and this time it's leukemia. We don't know too much right now as we're in that nasty waiting period where you know, but don't know much until the referral to a specialist kicks in.
So it seemed appropriate to sell the loom now, rather than next year and it sold in less than 48 hours and is going back to the Okanagan Valley on Thanksgiving weekend. The poor loom is now 3/4 dismantled and awaiting its fate.
The last project is a 12 shaft turned satin weave draft I received from a Scottish friend many years ago. I did weave some table runners back then, also gold and they all sold as fast as I listed them, all to one customer. I thought to try them again as they were just lovely.
So 10/2 mercerized cotton, sett 28 epi and first up was 10/2 gold tencel. Second runner I used a 10/2 pale gold called "Straw" and for the final runner, I used an ivory bamboo that was like a skinny 2/8. It elongated the circles but it still looked nice.
I'm very pleased with my edges and the smooth silky touch to the cloth. They have a nice weight to them and lay flat nicely. The ladder hemstitching really adds to the cloth. I was careful with my hand sewing so they could be used revered if that side was preferred. One side is more warp dominant, the other weft.
First up.... the pale gold. All three runners are 19 inches wide, and this one is 56 inches in finished length
Here's the draft for those of you with 12 shafts to play with. I've left the numbers down the treadling so you can match it up.
Then this is the dark gold runner: 19 inches by 51 inches finished.
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Here you can see the back side of the runner.
The hem on the reverse side.
Then, lastly, the ivory bamboo weft runner which is difficult to photograph as the colours aren't too far apart. You have to use the play of light, but I love the subtle pattern play.
This runner was 19 inches by 66 inches finished.
I will be sad to see this special loom go onto another adventure with a new weaver, but Margaret would have loved that her loom is being returned home to Lake Country.
Coming full circle.
Both our names and dates of ownership are under the bench seat. There's room for many more owners to come.
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