Random Thoughts

Weekends in May are going to be full of stuff and travel. This weekend I'm driving out to GB with lawnchair to visit his parents for Mother's Day. Next weekend I'm taking a train to Chicago for yanbaoqin's graduation. Weekend after that is my next spinning class - I'm promised math. Finally, I fly to WisCon with graydown. I need to make sure my travel kit is restocked.

State of the garden - Just watered it, and took the chance to inspect my various plants. I think we finally filled all the available beds. Recent additions include spaghetti squash. Leeks are just starting to sprout, as is the herb pot (chives, cilantro and thai basil). Trees are coming along nicely, though I worry about the peach as all the leaves are coming from the base. I hope it is still above the graft. Last fall I was unable to name some of my bushes. They had berries, but I didn't know what type. Now that they're flowering I've IDed them as honeysuckle of some type.

Weaving Dilemma

I've decided the next project on the bit loom is going to use the purple and teal yarn that I got at the garage sale when my parents were visiting. It is to irregular for me to want to use as the warp threads, but it should be fine as the weft threads. To do the pattern in my head I want to use the same two colors in the warp, though. But what type of thread? I've narrowed it down to three options:

1)3/2 cotton - shiny, but have to buy

2)Carpet warp cotton - not shiny, but I already own a matching purple. Cheap.

3)Cotton flake - nubby, so more irregularity and can be a pain when dressing the loom. However, suitable purple and teal came with the loom and I've been wanting to play with. Could play with texture and use as weft with options 1&2.

Thoughts?