Overshot Table Runner

I had a blast weaving this Overshot Table Runner in Grey.  It has 480 warp ends...yikes!  That took some time to thread through the heddles.  Then I wove it in tabby, using two shuttles -- one in the thin warp thread alternating with the thicker, grey weft thread. 

 It was so exciting to see how the pattern came about.

 Kind of bummed about these pix.  I was taking them at night, generally not a good idea, but I was too excited...and then I'm using the wrong lens as my other lens is in need of some fixing.  

Oh well, you get the idea.

Each project I have done has had many, many "learning opportunities"....I don't like to call them mistakes. ;-)

I'm a master at fixing broken warp strings. I have learned how to make edges much more straight. I learned how to hand stitch finished edges.  I learned that 100% cotton shrinks....a lot. And I have learned that an 8 month old cat reacts differently to yarn than a 17 year old cat does....uh-huh...I don't want to talk about that.

Anyway, I took a class last week at the Weavers Guild on Fiber Characteristics.  It was a very good class and I learned so much!  So far I have worked with Pearle Cotton, Cotton Warp, Tencel, Unmercerized Cotton and I currently have Merino/Tencel on the loom.  Each project I'm trying different fibers to learn how they react on the loom and to see what I like working with best.  Again, lots of "learning opportunities"...but strangely, it doesn't upset me, I just undo whatever I need to, adjust and try again.  It's really fun learning and figuring this all out.  Now, if I can just get Stanley to leave the yarn alone...that would be swell!