Monthly Archives: October 2006

Weaving at last!

By Tien Chiu | Published: October 30, 2006
Sat down at the loom and started weaving yesterday! And I skipped my gym workout this morning (yes, yes, bad, I know) to do some more weaving…I’ve done about 9″ of weaving thus far, and plan to do more after work today. Some thoughts on the weaving: (1) Getting an even beat is really hard. For better [...]
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Warped!

By Tien Chiu | Published: October 30, 2006
By ignoring the housework, shortening my training ride, and not bothering to eat, I got my warping finished today. The loom is now dressed and ready to weave…all that’s left is to wind the bobbins, load the shuttle, and…start weaving! I did break two warp threads in the orange, but am hoping that’s not too [...]
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Nigeria

By Tien Chiu | Published: October 27, 2006
Hmm. I stumbled across this today while investigating textile tours: http://www.nikeart.com/tours.htm It sounds really, really, really interesting–and I love Third World travel, and have always wanted to go to Africa–but it would be expensive, and the travel advisories on Nigeria are pretty dire. One or the other wouldn’t necessarily stop me, but the combination might. [...]
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More on weaving, workouts

By Tien Chiu | Published: October 26, 2006
Had a good workout Wednesday–the kind that makes you pop up and realize, “OH! That’s why I’m doing this!”. My personal trainer has got me focusing on leg exercises now, and has put together a strenuous workout that is exactly what I need to build muscle in preparation for training season. Oddly, where I had [...]
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Grumble.

By Tien Chiu | Published: October 25, 2006
Well, I’m cranky. (a) I’ve been down for the past two days with a bug that is making me sleep a lot–enough that I decided to work from home yesterday and today. I’m hoping I feel better tomorrow. (b), which is more annoying: I discovered today that I didn’t dye enough yarn–only about half of what [...]
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