Friday Week 2 to Wednesday Week 3

Only week 3? I feel better then. My yarn is finally here. (Apparently it had been already since last Wednesday but nobody told the workshop manager. Oh well. Gave me time to work on things a little further.

It has been very hard to find time to work in the workshop these few days. I got the silk section of the warp wound out on Monday. That was all. On Tuesday, I got that section apportioned on the raddle. The Norwich School of Art method for putting on a warp is different from the one I learned in school and I don't know whether I will like it better or not, overall, but I figure it probably had something to offer that will be worth incorporating into the way I learned. Already I know that is right. They count off the warp at the cross according to what will be a half inch of warp width. That way, each counted off section just goes into a raddle section. This would have been great since my warp plan has silk going from 4 silks, to 14 of the next 20, to 12 of the next 20, to 30 of the next 60, to 8 of the next 20, to 6 of the next 20 over 6 inches of warp. (The other warps will be cotton.

They also lay out the warp on the support rod that will attach to the warp beam apron with the lease sticks and the raddle all on a table, instead of making this arrangement on the loom. The loom is different from the one I used in school and I was already wondering how I would use the arrangement I used in school, so maybe this will be better. I'm waiting until all this get's transferred to the loom to be convinced.

I've seen several jobs that might work for me, but I have no time to apply for them. I did apply for a retail job in a fashion shop. My thoughts were that as long as I'm getting low pay, perhaps I should be getting it for something that will be relevant experience for running my own business. Especially with the holiday season coming up with a lot of part-time jobs available. if I can get less than 20 hours of that and combine it with more tutoring jobs I am getting, I will have more time in the studio-workshop. I use both words for the same place.

The new AN magazine is out. I got a chance to take a brief look at it and would like to apply for several things. If I can just find the time. I don't mean to whinge. I've just tired myself out a lot.