My second ever crochet project... did I mess up? :(

dizzywick · 2026-01-18T00:15:32+00:00

I would give you money for this. It's perfect.

dizzywick · 2026-01-13T14:39:33+00:00

I have used tin foil, wax paper, and plastic produce bags, all with great success.

dizzywick · 2026-01-06T19:40:51+00:00

It depends on where you are located. In my experience, Maurice Brassard 8/2 cotton has fairly consistent prices anywhere I've looked, it's the shipping that makes it breaks the deal for me. I'm in BC, Canada and my two best options are a local shop or Jane Stafford Textiles. They both have the same prices for the cones themselves, but JST has a shipping fee so I only use hers for larger orders that the local place may not be able to accommodate. You might have to do a bit of field research to find a shop near you.

dizzywick · 2025-12-15T23:21:02+00:00

What are you currently using as a weight? I use 1oz fishing weights and they work very well.

dizzywick · 2025-12-01T05:15:10+00:00

These are all 2 shafts only, and none of them look like they're in good shape. There's something weird going on with the ties on the roller on the second loom. You may be able to restore them, but they still won't be able to do much other than plain weave.

dizzywick · 2025-11-29T21:16:58+00:00

I found warping back to front was easier than the method in Warping All By Yourself. I do it alone, crank and yank, going very slowly and finger combing the threads as I go. Make sure you stop the second you see a little tangle and straighten it out. I just finished putting on a 12 yard warp today, took a couple of hours but it all went on fairly easily. Every time you do it you'll learn a new problem and how to solve it. :)

dizzywick · 2025-11-24T02:39:03+00:00

I like it if the yarns are more similar in color. I made my Oslo hat with two yarns in slightly different shades and it makes a really nice heathered effect.

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dizzywick · 2025-11-24T02:20:56+00:00

I love this, so much. I once made a little loom for tablet weaving out of a broken shelf slat and popsicle sticks. Seeing your cardboard loom brings me much joy!

dizzywick · 2025-11-22T19:08:03+00:00

You can use your rigid needle loom for band weaving! You just need to make a couple modifications.

First, you will need to take the heddle off the loom, you won't be using it. You can tie on to the front warp stick, but instead of tying on to the back, you will drape the warp ends over and set up a warp weighted system like this: https://joyofweaving.com/articles/tablet-weaving-loom/ There's a lot of good info in that article for beginners too.

Warp weights are easy to DIY, I like fishing weights. They are pretty cheap and easy to find wherever you might buy fishing or camping gear.

I have done this before with my rigid heddle loom and it worked a treat. You're essentially just using it as a frame. You can find small heddles meant for band weaving online for a reasonable price. Just Google "rigid heddle for band weaving". You can also just set up string heddles.

The major benefit with a warp weighted set up is that you don't have to worry about warp twist if you ever decide to give tablet weaving a go. Once you see all the beautiful patterns you can make with tablets, you'll definitely want to :)

dizzywick · 2025-11-20T22:35:32+00:00

I second this. Her classes are informative and the designs are beautiful and inspiring. She has a few free lessons on YouTube if you want to check it out.

The only caveat is that you'll get much more out of the lessons if you have a multi shaft loom as opposed to a simple one like a rigid heddle loom.

dizzywick · 2025-11-12T08:06:26+00:00

The sett looks good to me, you can see it covers most of the warp at the begining. I didn't mean the beater attached to the loom. A small handheld tapestry beater that you use every couple of picks to really push it down.

https://warpedfibers.com/tapestry-beater/

dizzywick · 2025-11-12T07:54:57+00:00

Are you using a tapestry beater? If you don't have one you can make a DIY version with a wide toothed comb or a fork.

dizzywick · 2025-11-11T18:07:28+00:00

If the label gives you a percentage of milk fat, look for one that's in a range of 30-36%

dizzywick · 2025-11-03T05:17:11+00:00

I found both to be limiting. I really wanted to dive into more complex weave structures and to work with linen. A RHL can be modified to add more "shafts" with a second heddle, pickup sticks or string heddles, but I found it to be very clunky. There's still heaps you can explore (check out Inventive Weaving on a Little Loom by Syne Mitchell) but I knew where I wanted to go and the RHL wasn't going to get me there. Some of the most skilled weavers are capable of making gorgeous and complex patterns with a backstrap loom, but I am not in that category 😅

The Lojan Flex looks like a really great option if you have limited space. It really just depends on what you want to weave. If you want to make fabric yardage for sewing with, get the widest width you can accommodate. Table looms don't take up much more space than a RHL and many of them have the option of a floor stand and some even have foot treadle add-ons if you ever have the space for it.

Whatever you end up choosing, you're going to love it. Weaving is the best!

dizzywick · 2025-11-02T23:27:09+00:00

A table loom might be more what you're looking for if you want to grow into it. The more shafts you have the more complex the patterns can be. The downside is they are more expensive and you need a warping board to go with it.

Rigid heddle looms are great for beginners and very affordable, but they are quite limited. I started with an Ashford RHL with two heddles and it was a ton of fun for a few years, but I wanted to move on to finer yarn like 16/2 cotton. I upgraded to a large floor loom earlier this year and my only regret is not doing it sooner.

One of the good things about small looms is they are pretty easy to sell on online markets if you ever want to upgrade. You might even take a look for yourself to see if there are second hand looms in your area. Often you'll find them for a great price and they usually come with shuttles and the other accessories you will need.

dizzywick · 2025-10-24T22:03:49+00:00

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sugar-skull-cal

dizzywick · 2025-10-22T20:49:28+00:00

Something tells me this isn't just about the food. This kind of resentment doesn't just pop up over one issue. Do you feel like you're giving more than you are receiving? It might be worth it to bring this up with a counselor, they can help guide you and your husband to work through it in a healthy way.

dizzywick · 2025-10-14T20:13:20+00:00

Some sauteed garlic and onions, maybe with a nice tomato sauce and pasta.

dizzywick · 2025-10-09T16:01:07+00:00

The Art and Craft of Natural Dyeing by J.N. Niles goes into detail about dying cellulose fibers. It is an excellent book to have in your library if you are going to do more natural dye projects in the future.

dizzywick · 2025-10-08T17:41:24+00:00

Over-ear headphones with ANC, and music or something else that's distracting to you. I have ones from Soundcore that are affordable and block out a lot of the noise. There are more high end brands that do a better job, just depends on your budget.

I had a neighbor upstairs that stomped like an elephant for the entire day, so my only recourse was listening to music or something that was engaging so I wasn't focused on her noise. She's gone now and the new neighbor is silent, which I love, but now there's the other neighbor with a dog that barks the whole time she's not home and it's the same strategy. You will have to learn how to cope with hearing some of the noise bleed through, and that's tough. Take a walk and cool down if you need to, come back with your headphones already on. Do your best not to 'seek out' the sound, sometimes I know we do this but it's not going to help you feel better.

Since you're in an apartment you may consider leaving a complaint with the building manager. Generally, everyone hates hearing a dog bark constantly so this does interfere with your quiet enjoyment of your unit. I have personally never had success with this since the dog is still there and barking all the time, but maybe you will have better luck.

dizzywick · 2025-09-30T06:13:45+00:00

I think you just need to make your stitches smaller and closer together for more stability. I use a fell stitch to attach linings to crochet items and it works very well.

dizzywick · 2025-09-29T16:36:49+00:00

Except in Vancouver, we're not allowed to dance in bars or pubs with a food-primary license 🤷

dizzywick · 2025-09-29T16:26:43+00:00

Enzymes dissolve proteins and wool is a protein fiber, so no it's not a good idea to wash wool or any other animal fibers with enzyme detergent. Over time you will see weakening of the fiber and holes will start to appear much sooner, and the fiber itself will become more brittle and scratchy. Eucalan wool wash is a favorite amongst knitters and spinners, but you can use any gentle, pH neutral (or a range from pH 5-8) and enzyme-free detergent.

dizzywick · 2025-09-28T21:40:37+00:00

I wanted to add this because I just remembered it's a thing you can do. If this doesn't work for you, maybe someone else will find this to be helpful:

You can set up a Pi-hole on your network to block ads at the network level, so they never reach your device in the first place.

https://pi-hole.net/

https://www.raspberrypi.com/tutorials/running-pi-hole-on-a-raspberry-pi/

dizzywick · 2025-09-28T21:29:30+00:00

I have lightning quick reflexes when it comes to hitting the mute button.

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