Weaving Placemats- Meditation in Motion
June 24, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under weaving and handweaving and looms
Last night, all night, I dreamt about warping my Saori loom. The dreams were so vivid, that it was actually something of a surprise to come into the studio in the morning, and find my much loved loom without a warp.
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So, what was I to do? My loom obviously WANTS a warp!
After all, if she’s invading my dreams,
then the time has come to get her dressed!
I love everything about weaving.
I love the choosing of the colors and the textures,
the playing with the math,
the petite panics of the baffling mistakes
and the solving of those mysteries…..
So here I am,
with my floor inkle loom
in it’s alter-ego state of
being a warping board.
I have it perched on the arms of my computer chair.
This is slightly precarious, and can be disastrous if a cat decides to investigate this:
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Luckily (and totally out of character for them, as they LOVE to help me warp the looms) the cats carried on with their napping.
And, I carried on with my warping…..
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The moment of cutting the warp strands is always one that gives me pause – Do I REALLY want to take the chance?
Oh why not? If I totally mess it up, nothing will be lost, it can become something else, so, go for it….
And then, the truly meditative process begins……..
the warp strands are nudged through the reed, one by one,
then taken through the heddles, (errors are made, and errors are fixed)
the warp is tied, and tugged and blessed,
and wound and tugged some more, and then,
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Joy.
And playfulness, and quiet contemplation and wondering and
hopefully, years of pleasure in using handmade placemats.
But most of all, a feeling of soulful satisfaction. Yes……
