Thursday, September 28, 2006

Cat on a rug


My latest rug off the loom. My cat seems to think it's hers. There are about 10 other rugs underneath this one. I'm trying to develop some simple southwest style rugs that don't take me a month or 2 or 3 to make, so that I can sell them at a reasonable price. There is a furniture store that my dh has done business with in the past that will display them for me. My problem has been that I don't have a consistent 'style' so that when they're displayed they look well together. My other problem is that when I design, I pretty much design at the loom. Even if I create a design on graph paper, it always changes when I go to weave it. So when I weave, I also unweave. I've learned that it's better to unweave or start over than to continue doing something that I don't like. So, I weave slowly.

My diet is progressing slowly. I seem to have lost steam. I've lost only 5 lbs and am disappointed with myself. At least I made some progress, just not much. I've injured my knee somehow and walking is painful. Yesterday I walked a mile and had trouble making the last half mile. Then the rest of the day I could barely walk. I'm better today, but not much. I think it's a bone spur or calcium deposit irritating something. I don't feel as if my knee is going to give out, just major pain when I change position or walk for very far. I hate being 'out of commission'. I hope this goes away soon.

4 comments:

Sayward said...

The rug is beautiful! Is it woven all with tapestry techniques?

I've also learned that it's better to unweave than go ahead with something I don't like. Even if I don't unweave the minute I begin having doubts, sure enough, within an hour I'm going back.

skyweaver said...

It's not all tapestry, just the center design and the reddish brown where the colors change.

Roggey said...

Beautiful work!

Have you thought about the diet being more of a change of eating habits? Diets are dead boring... I just altered my eating habits and do the best I can each day. Get a bit of exercise and try to compensate for overindulgences.

Maus said...

What loom are you weaving your rugs on? I've never done one but am very tempted. Great color and design, hope you get to sell them!