Band for Bugshaw
I enjoyed weaving these. All second-hand yarn, but I really love working with the greenish self-patterning yarn. I don't know what it's made of, but it feels a bit like cotton, and the colours really come to life with the right lighting. (which I never seem to have when taking photos!)
I made three in the end - because the patterns were pretty and I really liked the way the yarns worked together.
Bugshaw, when picking which one you want, the chain one us 21cm excluding fringe; the cross/diamond pattern is also 21cm excluding fringe, and the little bookworm (which I know is too short for you, is 13cm excluding fringe.
Fringe can be trimmed to suit, thought I wouldn't cut all of it off. It can also be twisted or plaited, etc.
All of them have different patterns on the back, which can be seen here - www.ravelry.com/projects/JudithProctor/rug-for-bug
The ones Bugshaw doesn't choose are available to anyone willing to make a donation to either www.clientearth.org/ or www.worldlandtrust.org/
As usual, I'm open to requests for belts, bagstraps, decorative bands for clothing, dog leads, bookmarks, etc. (Tablet weaving is very strong)
All I ask in return is that you support my favourite environmental charities and help make the world a tiny bit safer for when my beloved granddaughter is an adult.
By the time she's old enough to vote, we will either have managed to rein back carbon emissions, or we will have screwed it up so badly that nothing her generation can do will be enough to stop catastrophic changes to the climate.
Actually, I'll also take environmental pledges. eg. If you fly regularly, I'll happily take giving up aviation for a trip you would normally take. If you're a regular meat eater, I'd take a pledge to have a meat free day every week, etc.
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But it's also a hobby with a very low entry cost. Tablet weaving is cheapest of all: Just needs a pack of cards and a hole punch and stuff you have around the house. (see my older posts with a tag of 'tablet weaving')
And, it's very easy to come by cheap/free second-hand yarn - which keeps the environmental cost down.
Inkle weaving needs either an inkle loom (My husband just made one for me out of bits of wood and dowel that he had in the loft) or a rigid heddle (or the patience to use thread heddles on a backstrap loom, which is probably quite easy now I think about it...)
Just ask if you need ideas.
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Many thanks for the Client Earth donation :)
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I very much enjoyed weaving it. That green cotton is a delight to work with.
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Client Earth are doing well this month. Bugshaw chose them as well for her donation.