Comics for threads

 My Vest Went to CNCH at Asilomar

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The vest complete with its button! It was on a stand beside my display at Asilomar.

Here’s my display table.

Next to my vest I had this handling piece so people wouldn’t touch the vest. Notice evidence of the 2-stick heading I used so I could cut off the 1st piece before the warp was finished. Read about this technique that I use over and over. HERE

I had posters to sell—the steps for setting up the loom. These are in a pocket in the new edition of my Weaving for Beginners. For people who already have the previous editions, we made these posters. One for Back-to-Front and another for Front-to-Back. They sold for $10 plus $15 if one wanted the “rails” for hanging. Email me if you’d like one—plus shipping. Be sure to say which poster—which way you set up your loom.

I had  2 copies of the “printer’s dummy” of the new edition of my book to show. Besides the pocket with the poster, it is  updated with a chapter on the trapeze, and  the Metric system is given as well. Soon to be available. Pre-order on my website under “Books/DVD” HERE

I also reminded people that my video is only on YouTube now—and for FREE! HERE

Here is a close up of what the actual fabric I wove is like. It was pretty flexible, so we ironed on interfacing as well as put in a silk lining.

I attached the draft. I threaded in a point twill and tried different treadlings to highlight the comic paper wefts.

So many people asked if the fabric was washable that I had to try it when I got home. I swished a scrap of the material in warm water with a bit of Dawn and rinsed it in warm water. Looks good as new. I will not be washing the vest, however.

Here I’m all packed up to go home after 2 ½ days. The conference was very good. It will be in Asilomar again in 2026!!

My Vest is Finished! – Ready for CNCH: Conference of Northern California Handweavers

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I got the cloth woven after much spinning of comic papers for the wefts. 3/2 pearl cotton was the warp. The pattern was one of my experiments in my point twill sampler  (4 shafts).

My friend who did the sewing  is laying out the pattern. Silverware holds down the pattern replacing pins!!

The first cut! She did take a piece of the extra fabric to stitch a seam and a curve before the actual cutting—just to check how it would stitch up.

Making sure we cut two different backs—not two right sides; but one right and one left.

She took extra pains to be sure every stripe matched for the center back seam. However, the sewing machine had a different idea—but it looks OK.

Interfacing stabilized the cloth and was a good idea.

Stitching the back seam. Now it felt we were really doing it!

Laying out the fronts—again making sure we had a right and a left.

Cutting out the lining.

Choosing the button. We decided on this one, but I’ve changed my mind. I want to find one that doesn’t stand out so much.

Here is the front! The button not decided yet.

And here is the back. I’m happy with it!!