Time...

So I have only woven about four inches into the third yard. The last couple days have been pretty busy and since we leave for an event near Atlanta tomorrow...I'm guessing not much more will happen between now and Monday...I still think that I can get this piece off the loom by the end of September, I just need to focus next week ;) I like deadlines...

Cool pic of pin beater in action...

I found this pic on the website http://vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/index.php?id=1313&L=1 I really like this picture for two reasons:
1 - It shows the pin-beater in action (BTW - I totally copied her pin-beater on a string...makes it easier). She is "scalloping" the weft thread into place.
2- If you look at the fabric right below header beam, you can see that it is kind of wavy. This has been happening on my piece as well. As far as I can tell - it's from the weight bundles. It makes sense and it makes me feel better to see it on someone else's work also.

Something else I noticed...it seems that I get a line in the weaving every time I release the weights and roll-up. It annoys me, but I think that it will work itself out "in the wash" when I wet finish the fabric...

Hmmm...

After releasing the weights and rolling up some of that 2nd yard up onto the beam I am now 99% certain that I'm going to get a third yard out of this warp. Not, too much past that, but then again I could be wrong - I could maybe get another 1/3 to 1/2 a yard - we'll see. I am curious to see what will happen - as I weave closer to the weights I can feel the tension change. There is a sweet spot where the weaving is smooth and the tension wonderful, but when I get too close to the weights I can feel things start to go kind of wonky and I know it's time to roll up again...I'm just curious to see what happens when I keep going as far as I can...

Two Yards, HA-ha-ha!!

Now I have two yards completed...I'm still pretty sure that I can get at least a third yard out of this warp...I'll know in a few days :)

One yard on the beam - on hanging down...You can see the thin piece of wood that was nailed to the header beam to compensate for not drilling the holes and sewing the warp to the beam...

Rolled it up more...

I now have a full yard rolled onto the top beam and another 16 inches below. I'd like to knock out that 2nd yard today! However - I know it won't happen since we are headed to a friend's house this evening...I did make it to almost 2/3 of a yard...pics at the next yard :)

Another person used the loom!

I had a friend visit and he wove a few passes on the loom while he was here! Yeah! While I like making a fabric, I like other people learning how it works just as much!

7 inches into the next yard...some observations...

Well, I re-did all the weights and started weaving again. I have got to come up with a better system for that - it takes too long to release new warp. But, I started weaving noticed a couple of things...
I decided that I would chain up the extra warp before I added the weights...I was trying new things...I don't like it because it puts strain on some warp threads and not on others. Not enough for me to undo it now, but when it's time to roll up again in a couple of days I'll try something different again.
The weave is also getting a bit more even as I get the hang of it! Yeah!!
I'll post pics again when I hit the two yard mark...