At the time he entered the Newtown school where his mom worked, I was in my daughter's lunchroom watching her and her good friend make a school of their own. What a contrast -- we had fun and sugar and smiles and creativity. The two girls had initially planned an old, ramshackle school with a crooked sign, but they decided to make it old style, but functional. They had a belfry, sign and road to the front door.
The base is old milk cartons. They are covered first in graham crackers with frosting. LOTS of frosting.
The architects' plans converge.
And... the finished product:
I realize I haven't posted in over a month... Last month I headed down to Pendleton Indiana's The Trading Post owned and operated by Susan Markle. It was on a cold morning.
my greeter
Susan put on a great workshop by John Mularky of Malarky Crafts on tablet or card weaving. What a lark! John demonstrated how to warp the small loom threading the cards one on each round. Then, how to weft.
This was my partner in warping. John set us down in pairs and we spotted for each other. It took less than 10 minutes for each of us to warp the loom. Very fun!
These looms are for tablet weaving. One can also use an inkle loom with a long depth to that top part. I'm sure there is real vocabulary I should be using here, but, hey! I did the class, and that has to count for something!
Here is my loom all warped and ready for action:
I made a sample strap during class that day, then, the day after that when I came home, I went to an all day quilt with some friends. There, I weft the loom and made a belt in a very simple pattern. Several days later, I ordered a D-ring clasp to sew on it and make it a working belt.
I guess I'll have to do that soon and post it!
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