Last week, I did a bunch of sewing. I made leggings and a t-shirt for Anne, a baby blanket, two pair of shorts for Evva, and a dress for a one year old. Some of these makings were prototypes I was experimenting with, and I had children and friends to give them to, but the dress (and bloomers) for the one year old, I made because I loved the look and wanted to see how difficult it would be to make (not nearly as hard as I thought). But, I have no one to give it too! I loved this little dress. I’ll hold on to it (maybe sell it?), and see what happens.
Then, Hythe came up to me this weekend and said, I want to make something. What do you want to make? I want to weave, he said, and brought me a craft book with a picure of a loom set up inside a shoe box. So, I found a shoe box, put in some warp yarns and gave him a large darning needle and yarn. He loved it. He made his own pattern of yarn colors, and started out with the ambitious plan to weave a blanket. I told him the loom would only allow each piece to be a few inches wide, so he said he would weave lots of them and I could sew them together. I think he soon realized that a weaving the size of a coaster was good enough, and satisfying enough. I don’t know anything about how to take handwoven things off of a loom, or how to finish them, but I did my best and tied everything together. Hythe trimmed up all the ends and he was so proud of his little woven coaster (or hot pad, as he calls it). I have been using it to set my tea on for the last two mornings, and he likes to see it being used.
Love that Hythe wants to sew!
Your work on the dress is beautiful. Mom-Mom would have been proud of you !
Thanks! I love that little dress!
The dress looks fantastic but the coaster stole my heart!
Thanks! The coaster was super sweet.