I’m hooked, or more appropriately in weaving speak, I’m warped. The weaving class was a success, from the shop owner’s point of view. I ordered a tabletop rigid heddle loom, two books and an extra reed. One hit was all it took to create a serious addiction, thanks to author/designer/teacher Rowena Hart. In a three hour time frame, we did everything worth doing – we shopped, we learned and we completed a good sized scarf. It’s colour and texture combined with speed and economy. Seriously, you can weave beautiful scarves with less than half the yarn and a third of the time of knitting. Don’t worry, I’m not selling out. It is a more limited medium than our beloved two sticks, but a woman can have two loves, can’t she? Here is the class in progress:
Rowena teaches on a "Knitter’s Loom," so called because of its portability which appeals to knitters. The maximum weavable width is 12". I went with a table loom with a maximum weaving width of 24". Here I am with Rowena and the rest of the graduates:
Life's a Stitch 
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