Remember Those "Jazz Strings"?

I measured out my warp, wound it onto the warp beam, and began threading the loom. This is the first time I have used another color (even thought black and white aren't colors) of warp on this loom. In fact, I "think" I have only used a colored warp 1 other time....and that was on a rented table loom. After not having woven in many years, I took a "refresher course" from Susan, of Susan's Fiber Shop in Columbus, WI. Anyway, all that explanation to say I am using black warp for the 1st time. :)

Half the warp threaded........

Warp threaded through the heddles and reed, tied on, scrap yarn woven to even out the warp, rug header woven, and a few inches of jazz strings woven, too. I started out using the 4 smaller balls of Jazz String, figuring out how I was going to attach the loose ends together. I finally decided to sew them together with needle and thread each time I came to the end and wanted to begin a new shuttle full of weft.

I immediately liked working with the Jazz Strings, even though one has to be quite careful to not pull them too tightly, I thought they looked fantastic woven.....they remind me of Berber Carpet.

Here is a close up of the woven material......

I finished the rug yesterday and will "hopefully" post a photo of the "hemmed" runner on tomorrow's blog entry......