Pat's Weaving
| Measuring and preparing the warp (lengths of yarn that run vertically in woven fabric) |
| Starting to weave - the cord is woven in first to spread the warp threads evenly across the width of the fabric |
| Winding the warp onto the loom before weaving can begin; this process insures that each warp thread has the same tension |
| The first project on my new loom was a wool shawl, from donated yarn for a charity project in Afghanistan |
| A second wool shawl for the Afghans for Afghans charity weaving project |
| My very first weaving project was a table runner, completed in class at a local art museum, where it was later displayed as part of a student exhibit in August 2008 |
| In a second series of weaving classes at the art museum, we learned to create rag rugs |
| Afghans for Afghans is a humanitarian and educational people-to-people project that sends hand-knit/crocheted and handwoven blankets, sweaters, vests, hats, mittens, and socks to the beleaguered people of Afghanistan. The CURE Hospital in Kabul requested shawls for the new mothers who receive maternity services. In response, 500 shawls were recently sent (including my two) from a collection point in San Francisco. For more information, see www.afghansforafghans.org |