Triangle Loom Weaving Adventures

One of my goals (I do not make resolutions) coming into the New Year was getting some Shawls made. I have a lot of time on my hands these days as we continue to push through this virus and shelter in place as much as we can. Being productive is the best way to get through these times. 

I've had this Carol Leigh/Spriggs loom for sometime now and have made many a shawl over the years. This is a 7 foot adjustable loom and can make shawls in many sizes and colors. Carol Leigh and Carl Spriggs are the inventors of this unique process. The loom comes standard with the video, a loker tool and 2 shed sticks. I have the stand that you can order separately and I highly recommend this loom! It is a continuous strand of yarn process. It is fun and easy once you get the process in your brain. The video has patterns, techniques and trouble shooting which is a wealth of information!   

Getting started is easy to follow. I had the DVD in my player going step by step to refresh my brain on how it's done. One problem I found was working with black is quite difficult and a lot of mistakes can be made. I hung a work light over it and often had a small flashlight to help me "see" the weave.

Color changes are easy to do as well. You just have to perfect the process and then it gets easy. I ordered this yarn from Knit Picks, it's a baby alpaca, merino and just a small bit of acrylic to give the shawl some give. 

Getting there! You become completely mesmerized by the process! One strand that goes up to the top, down to a nail on the bottom, across and up to the other side. It's genius! 

Almost finished! Once you get into the smaller areas you really need the loker tool.

Adding the fringe is a personal choice. Here I staggered the black and gray to offset the pattern. I really like a shawl with fringe, it gives it an elegant look.

This shawl only took a week to complete, not working at it constantly but when I had time. Each shawl I have made thereafter has taken me about a week. The worst part is finding a mistake but the video helps you trouble shoot that and has solutions. There is also a lot of videos people have up on line that can help.

Blocking is a must but who has room for a 7 foot shawl? Certainly not me! We had to hop over it a couple of times. It dried well over night and was good to go. 

This was another shawl I did. I found this yarn at a local store. It is a variegated wool and acrylic mix. It was shades of blue and gray. It looked like I made color changes but I didn't. The shawl is heavy and warm. This is a nice shawl that I am super pleased with!

This is what is up next! A black and light blue. I decreased the size of the light blue blocks to give it different dimensions. I actually got up at 5 am this morning and completed it, after quite a few mistakes which I had to pull apart to fix! I am taking some time off of black for a while! Stay tuned to see what the next shawl will be! If you have any questions about the Triangle Loom, just leave one and I'll try my best to answer it. Until then, hope you have a project to work on. I am just working towards the day we can have festivals again! At this rate, I plan on having a lot of inventory!