weavingone

100 Rugs for Daisy

2011-03-05T09:27:00.000-08:00

This is Daisy. She is a 1976 VW Transporter. My husband bought her for me because he knew I always wanted a bus. She is named after a 3 legged dog that walks in our park everyday. Turned out that the dog's name is actually Cassie, and Cassie is old and slow, but she gets there eventually. My goal for Daisy is to convert her to an electric vehicle. It is a relatively easy project for VW buses. I figured that I would need to weave and sell about 100 rugs to pay for her conversion. I have no time frame, figure I will get there eventually.

As I finish rugs I will put them in my Etsy shop and number them, and hopefully hear some wonderful stories from those that purchased them. If you are interested in a rug let me know what color and I will see what I can do.

Weaving

2011-03-04T21:45:00.000-08:00

I say I am a weaver, I would love to say that I weave everday, but I don't. It goes in spurts. I may weave everyday for a few weeks and then my loom sits motionless for months. For me weaving is relaxing. There is the sound of the heddles rattling with every lift of the the harness. There is the rhythm of sliding the shuttle in the shed and pulling back the beater. When weaving you can only see a small portion of the project at a time, so there is a lot of satisfaction of watching the project expand and then finally getting to cut if off the loom and seeing it in full for the first time. I have several looms and they all have their different purposes, but my favorite is my Ideal loom that was made in the 1930's. It is old, rough, and very heavy. I have begged friends on numerous occasions to help me move it and my husband has moved it more than he would like to admit and moving it is not an easy job since it is bulky and weighs several hundred pounds. It is well suited for weaving rugs. I treasure it, if I could only keep one loom this would be the loom. I feel a connection to this loom that I can't explain. When I bought the loom I new nothing about weaving. I had seen weaving at a fair and thought it looked interesting. I was at the Washington State Surplus with my dad who went to see the auto auction. I walked in and there was the loom along with 2 others. One was sold already, the other didn't seem to have all the parts. I thought about buying it, but it $100.00 which I didn't have since I was working a minimum wage job. I didn't buy it, but my dad was hooked on the surplus, so the next week we went back and there was the loom still but it was marked down to $50.00, which my dad paid for and gave me for my birthday. The tricky part was getting it home since it didn't fit in the car, but that is another story. People ask me why the State of Washington would even have looms, and I will tell you that they came from the Veteran's rehab facility. The looms were used by Vietnam vets when they came home from war. I believe that is why I feel the connection to this loom. This loom was used for physical healing and I believe there was some emotional healing in those that weaved .

It takes a village or two!

2010-09-06T21:37:00.000-07:00

They say it takes a village to raise a child, this weekend for me it was two, and American village and a Canadian village. We went to our friends Heather and Roman's wedding this weekend. It was the first wedding our children had attended so I was a little nervous. It is easy to hang out with other families with special needs children, but going to a large event and being the only family with a Special Needs child can be tough.

First let me tell you about Heather and Roman. Heather is American and Roman is Canadian. Heather is loud, crazy and perpetually late. More importantly Heather has a heart of gold, she is kind, patient, and does not pass judgement, and when you have a personality like that you attract good people which is how she found Roman. This weekend we were part of Heather's and Roman's wedding. It was a beautiful event with an unusual ceremony with two different Priest, one Methodist and one Ukranian Catholic. It was by far one of the most beautiful weddings I have been to.

For us the weekend started with a BBQ with Heather and Roman's friends and family, a lot of family. I sat and watched my kids play and interact with a bunch of strangers and I was amazed. Everyone was so kind and patient with the kids and especially Mira. Mira oohed over the babies and invaded peoples personal space but everyone was very kind. I watched as a woman try to play a frisbee game with Mira, and enjoyed Jazzy and Buck doing the Hamster Dance.

On the day of the Big Event, I was very nervous knowing it was a Catholic ceremony. Would my kids sit that long quietly? And surprisingly they did it. We made it to the reception and waited. Waited for the bride and groom and waited for the food to come. It was then that Mira had her melt down. The man at the microphone was too loud and she sat with tears in her eyes and her fingers in her ears. I could see people staring, I think feeling bad for her, but then food was served and the magic began. The music started to play and some of the brides maids and Heather made a point of connecting with her and dancing with her and she couldn't be happier.

I feel blessed to have been on the guest list of such and amazing event with such amazing people. And I wish Heather and Roman many years of joy.

I'm back!

2008-07-21T10:06:00.001-07:00

Well, I am obviously not very good at this whole blogging thing. It takes a lot of time, which I don't have now that the kids are out of school. But I will tell you what I have in the works. On Sunday October 12th the Puget Sound Indie Artisans also known as EtsyRain will be having another craft show. The show will be at Saint Edward State Park in the Grand Dining Hall. I will be there selling my purses and hopefully if I get busy weaving some beautiful wool rugs. Let me know if you would like to be on an email list for upcoming events.

Upcoming Artisans Show

2008-03-07T12:37:00.000-08:00

Mark your calendar. Mothers Day Weekend, May 10, 2008 in Edmonds, I will be participating in a fabulous craft show with 23 other local Seattle artisans. All items are handmade. There will be door prizes, so come early and hang around to get a swag bag. I will have some of my purses, rugs, and other items. It should be a great show with some really talented people selling unique gifts. It is a perfect day out for mom, or shopping for that last minute gift for your mom.

Warping again

2008-02-21T14:06:00.000-08:00

I am getting to warp my rug loom again. I just took the last two rugs off the loom. I keep thinking spring colors, but I am destined to do blue again since I have some orders for blue jean rugs. My little loom is vacant, maybe I will do a spring color on her. Table runner? Placemats? I will have to think about for a few days.

Weavingone's Blog

2008-02-18T21:18:00.001-08:00

Here is the deal. I am a SAHM that does a little crafting in my spare time. For those that are SAHM you know that there isn't much free time, but I make a point of doing something for myself everyday. I like to think of myself as a fiber artist. My husband says I am just a loom collector. I also dabble in a few other crafts. I have recently started selling some of those items on Etsy.com. Etsy is a great website where you can buy all sorts of fantastic things that are handmade by some really amazing artists.

I call my store Junk into Funk-tion. I make functional art out of recycled materials. My latest creations have been purses that are made from recycled fabric and wooden signs. It started with a purse that I made for myself, but my girlfriends loved them and wanted to buy them. I also weave some fantastic rugs made from fabric that spent its former life as a pair of jeans, flannel sheets, or some other object