Shadow Weave Project On the Loom
Lots of work going on at Hillside Cottage.
For January, work started on our cottage renovations. A new heating and hot water system has been installed powered by a air source heat pump to run along with our solar panels.
As you can imagine it has been a major upheaval to get this all fitted, every room needed new radiators. New piping and water cylinder fitted, all the floor boards up and dust and mess a plenty.
However this in itself has been so interesting, to see the "bones" of our cottage, beautiful solid oak beams and floorboards, they certainly knew how to build solid long lasting houses in the early 1800's
While all the cottage was full of workmen busy fitting the system I retreated to my studio and got stuck into some shadow weave projects. I put an extra long warp on my David loom and played with colour, pattern and texture.
The first scarf off the loom I used a muted colour palette it feels very vintage. I'm so pleased with it!
Shadow Weave Loom State
(Fresh off the Loom
unfulled or unfinished)
Old to New Radiators
It was so good to be weaving every day. for one thing it kept me warm! January is not an ideal time to manage without heating and hot water for a couple of weeks. My little studio is snug and warm, a little haven of peace and order while our cottage was in such a muddle. We do have a wood burner so that was wonderful source of heat and warmth in the evenings in the cottage, but in the day we were busy so we were fine.
Shadow Weave Twills
Now we are all cosy and snug.
Having done an early Spring clean, tidied and put furniture back in place we are planning our next big renovation. (will tell you more in a later post). First we will be decorating the shower room (doing a little project) as we know very soon we will be out in the garden getting things ready for the Spring growing season.
Look already the snowdrops and daffodils are peeking through.
