Qualicum Weavers and Spinners Guild
25th Anniversary
March to April 2016

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A warp of fine linen on the table loom. A header has been woven and a cartoon with the design pinned in place underneath. As this will be woven with the wrong side up, the cartoon is also upside down.

(26:03:2016)

Weaving in progress. the linen is woven with openings between each shot - sort of like window screen - and then strips of fat yarn (8 ends of a fine shiny yarn) are woven in place to fill in the pattern. Several different strands go into the same row.

(03:04:2016)

The "fireworks" above the letters require many different colours at once. The table loom is handy because the shafts that are raised are different for different colours.

(05:04:2016)

Keeping them all straight was a challenge. It sometimes took ten or fifteen minutes to weave one row.

(09:04:2016)

Weaving the cartoon is complete, the header at the top has been woven and it is ready to be cut off.

(10:04:2016)

It's off the loom - this is the side that faced me as I was weaving.

(10:04:2016)

Finally I get to see the right side! But it's not finished yet - all those loose ends have to go and there is some embroidery to do.

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The back side again, after all of the ends were sewn in.

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The fireworks were embellished by embroidering on some explosions!

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And the letters were outlined with a running stitch.
Taking pictures always results in an inspector appearing to "help."

(24:04:2016)

Complete. The frame, of Brazilian Canary Wood, was made by Allan.

(25:04:2016)
It can't be hung on a wall for the display at the anniversary tea, so Allan made a stand for it to hang from.

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