These are 3 table runners I made when I was in Florida, brought home and did the finishing stitching. The top one (actually done here) started out being copied from Christine Allan's "Lover's Lane but, as usual, I put my own spin on it
The second and third ones are actually done on beige monk's cloth but somehow look greenish in the photos. Both are much more vivid in coloring than the photo shows, also.
The second one, as much as I can recall, started out slightly by following some pattern (it was a while ago so I don't remember which one) but I changed it around a lot.
The third one started out following Christine Allan's "Stepping Stones" but I altered it to suit myself.
I've mentioned how I don't have much talent in creating my own patterns but I do love altering existing patterns. It makes the finished project totally unique.
Because the 2 table runners were worked on a few months ago, I don't have the name of the yarns I used...I'll do better with my descriptions while I'm home.
This isn't what I'd wanted to start first but it was the only piece of fabric I had pre-prepared and I had a whole day to kill at my grandson's house while some work was being done there.
I started out with Caron's Simply Soft Party yarn in the silver sparkle and then followed with snow sparkle but I don't like the silver in this case so I think I'll pull it out and decide on another color...don't know for sure yet which one.
It's so good to be back weaving. All my tools were in my car trunk and I didn't get my car back until last week. It's much better to be keeping my hands busy with a craft needle instead of a fork.
Working on this lovely piece of turquoise monk's cloth makes me so sad that we won't be able to get the colored cloth any more. I especially wish I'd been able to stock up on the red before it all disappeared because the only craft show I sell at is near Christmas time.
Well, I'll post a photo of the finished item and then I really have to start a special table runner for my good friend, Arlean. She wants rose shades on white fabric and, as of today, I have no white fabric prepared. I've been putting that off until I have my spring housecleaning done and it's about 75% done now. First things first and then I can do what I really enjoy and that's the Swedish weaving!
Well, I'm back home from my winter in Florida and I've brought a whole pile of monk's cloth with me...only white and beige. It's really sad that we can't get the colors any more but, hopefully, that will change in the future. I still have lots of colors in my stash but none of the red I so dearly wanted to purchase.
I haven't had a good winter because I was sick or just a bit unwell the whole time. I think it started with a sinus infection and then became complicated with bronchitis. I didn't see a doctor in Florida because I don't like the ones my insurance company has sent me to in the past. Also, my daughter in Tampa is a nurse/practitioner so I sort of left it to her to treat me. I was terribly sick the week before I flew home and was on 2 antibiotics which helped start the healing process and I've felt better each day since I got home.
Normally I start my spring housecleaning first and then, when it's finished, I start some Swedish weaving but this year I've just rested. Those things can wait until I'm feeling much better. Life takes many twists and turns and this is just one of them but it will be a happy time for me when my apartment is cleaned and I've got a new Swedish weaving project in my hands!
