Taught another warp weighted weaving class at an event in August

Today there was a local teaching event put on by the Barony of Marcaster (St. Pete area of Florida).  I taught another warp weighted weaving class. I think it went well.  Those that stayed and hung out with me learned the basic mechanics.  I was happy that when I went to lunch, they were able to finish the warp themselves.  When I came back we were then able to work as a group to finish building the new warp and adding the weights.  The hardest part about teaching a warp weighted loom class is the length of time required.  Warping is not a speedy process and when I teach at a class event, people tend to wander in and out because there are other classes that they want to take.  I find it best to just start in the morning and keeping going to then end of the day.  People wander in and ask questions, learn a bit, and wander back out. 

 What you can see in the picture is my Oseburg tablet weaving loom and my warping board (travel size).  In this picture, the loom has ten cards on it and they are alternating S and Z.  Not only does this make a pretty herringbone pattern, but it creates a strong band for the warp to hand from (trick I learned at Pennsic from Mistress Thora).  I started this warp and was very happy to come back and find they had worked on it so we could pick back up after lunch.

After a weeks of sewing in every free minute I had, I finished Ardien and Lisa's Coronation clothes.  All period materials and period techniques whenever possible.  All visible stitching except the hems and internal seams were done by hand - and I still want to do more so I brought the clothes back home with me.  All trim was hand woven (not by me this time - between kids and work, just wasn't enough time).
Keep watching for updates as I add more to them I'll post more detailed pictures.

Making progress...

Another day, a little more progress.  This is another cuff in progress.  This one is a bit brighter blue silk:

Current Clothing Project

So I'm working on a clothing project at the moment. It's an early Norman outfit for a man and a woman.  As I'm working on pieces I will post them here.
I posted this pic on a Facebook page so I figured I should post it here too.
It's blue silk with Triskele rondels in silver silk.  This was all done with split stitch.

Great picture from the Carolingian Utrecht psalter!

While looking for period tents, a friend came across this picture! I love it :)

It's not every day you see Anglo-saxon women preparing a warp and weaving under a pavilion :)

There is so much to see in this picture.  The women's clothing, the furniture, the pavilion, and the loom. 

It's been a crazy year!

A whole year has passed.  Did I stop making things? No, but I sure didn't post anything.  Between a job change at work, kids, and life it's just been crazy.
I'll try and do a recap.
Due to a super active toddler in the house, setting up my loom has been difficult.  A lovely lady (Thanks Jen!) gifted me with a spinning wheel and I've been working on it to be able to produce warps in the future.  I'm a decent at drop spinning, but time is an issue and I honestly like using the wheel for the same reason I like weaving - it's soothing.
Other than spinning, the majority of my projects have been sewing.
Garb has been seen for family and friends.
I'm almost finished with a men's Elizabethan hat.  While looking at late period things...I got distracted by some drawn thread/pulled thread work.  Made a hanky...started a 2nd :)
I'll hopefully be posting pictures of these various projects soon, as well as pictures from a warp weighted weaving class that I taught last year and one I'll be teaching this weekend. I'm still only working with one heddle bar, but I feel ready to work on harder patterns now that I have a firm grasp on the process and mechanics.
Talk to you all soon!

Well, chalk this piece up to a learning curve.  I was kind of frazzled and in a hurry when I was warping because I just wanted to get something up and weaving on the loom because we were at a demo.  I didn't think very long or very hard about how much warp I truly needed to be sure I had...and I should have.  I also should have known better! Hindsight being 20/20...Oh, well :)
So, I will have to find a use for this piece.  It's roughly 2.5 inches wide by around 52 inches long.  Certainly not long enough for the leg wraps that I originally had in mind.  
That being said, I learned more about how to weave on the loom and I know my next project will be that much better because of it.