TAPE LOOM!

My new toy!

Fred made this tape loom for me. There's one in action here:

http//www.memorialhall.mass.edu/activities/media.jsp?itemid=7848&img=0

I am in the process of getting acquainted with mine.

Tape looms go back at least to the 1400. There is one pictured in the Codex Manesse.

TINY SWEATERS! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

These little sweaters are mostly from free patterns here http://www.berroco.com/knitbits/knitbits_218_H.html

I am not great at picking up stitches neatly. So I tried one sweater in the round - the red and white one - - where I kitchener stitched the three shoulder stitches on each side and then didn't have to pick up stitches for the neck. There were also fewer ends to worry about when changing colors. Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!!

MARGINALLY FIBER RELATED

Fred made these catapults for the grandkids for Christmas. Obviously we needed ammo that would be okay to use indoors, because like everything else Fred does, these siege machines were done RIGHT and are quite powerful. I made little balls of wool roving knotted into pantyhose and stuck them into the washer and dryer to felt them for the indoor-ammo. They work great!

ANTIQUE BUCKS COUNTY WHEEL FOR SALE

Signed Bucks County PA Saxony wheel for sale - - restored with three bobbins.

The wheel is signed D Shelly. Daniel Shelly was listed as a wood turner in Milford Township, Bucks County from 1808 to 1811. He was still living in 1850. He was descended from Abraham Shelly, one of the early Mennonite settlers in Pennsylvania.

Can be seen in Northeast PA - - about 20 minutes from NJ/NY/PA border. $450. 570 775 136
hatton at ptd dot net

SOLD!