I handspun llama fiber on a Lendrum spinning wheel then used it for the tablet weavings below. I wove two hatbands (a checklist pattern and a wavy pattern); a belt of chevrons and diamonds; and a wall hanging.
The pattern for the latter is a modification of http://www3.sympatico.ca/kirkflowers/tablet5.html. I thank Eve the Just for putting it on the web. It wasn't meant to be modified, but somehow I managed to do so. I probably began the turning sequences one turn too early or too late. However, I like the results and that's what counts. It was quite a challenge to weave because of the affinity of llama yarn to fray and cling to adjacent yarn. At a rate of 15 minutes/inch, the 32" long (excluding fringe) wall hanging took 8 hours to weave. I suspended it on a mistletoe-infested elm branch that had attempted to remodel/repair itself in response to the parasite.
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 Llama fiber wall hanging suspended on elm branch. |
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