tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11524401.post8612609891007883461..comments2024-02-10T04:44:32.722+13:00Comments on Warming crafts: DratRachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06409673383518447394noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11524401.post-85829792527670364262013-11-05T04:40:50.304+13:002013-11-05T04:40:50.304+13:00I hope you're feeling better soon!I hope you're feeling better soon!Wanderingcatstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459444703722115118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11524401.post-10510003144545197262013-11-04T20:25:26.612+13:002013-11-04T20:25:26.612+13:00my grandmother had a loom - a proper 2 x 2 x 2 m g...my grandmother had a loom - a proper 2 x 2 x 2 m giant that took up most of the room, and wow did she make some beautiful stuff with it! my grandfather built it for her when they were younger, out of salvaged bits of wood and metal he got from the mine he was working at.<br /><br />it was rarely used in summer, because they were out most of the day working in the garden or selling veggies at the market, but in wintertime when nights were long and landscape snow-covered, my grandmother weaved rugs on it - out of scrap fabrics and wool. whenever someone had a wornout dress to throw out, they gave it to my grandmother instead, she cut it into strips and made rugs with it.<br /><br />all of our family had her rugs, long runners in hallways and short strips in toilets, in front of beds and sofas and... everywhere.<br /><br />i've often thought about that loom, and wonder about one day when martyn will make me one, too, and then i can make rugs.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410243927770596472noreply@blogger.com