Twisp of Fate

Lots happening here lately, family stuff and getting ready for having hardwood floors put down on the main floor of the house.  The couple who built the house divorced partway through – he was the builder – and some things never were finished.  We have been living with painted subflooring for the last year and a half.

But I digress.  I have been weaving more blankets, not yet through the fulling process, and also finished up these plaited twill scarves in a new warp colorway I am calling “Aquarium”.

Aquarium with "Blue Ming" rayon chenille weft

Aquarium with "Blue Ming" tencel weft

Aquarium with Black tencel weft

Aquarium with Navy tencel weft

Aquarium with Teal tencel weft (made 2 of these)

I also made one with Teal rayon chenille weft, but a friend of mine saw these while I was still braiding the fringes, and snapped that one up before I even had a chance to take a picture!  I have been using the tencel more than the chenille lately, because it shows the pattern so much better, but people do seem to like the weight and feel of the chenille ones.

We decided to take up the larch flooring they had put down in the main floor bathroom (which is now newly done with linoleum) and the guest bedroom, so that all the flooring would be consistent on the main level.  Turned out to be an awful job for Rick.  The boards were about 6″ wide and maybe they were worried about cupping, because they glued them down with construction adhesive, as well as nailing them.  He had to cut them into 2-3″ pieces with a saw then chip the pieces up with a hammer and chisel.  Gag.

This left an uneven surface which had to be sanded and filled in the bedroom (new underlayment in the bathroom since that floor had to come up in height a bit).