Weaving the Last Twill Gamp

I was recently looking through old photos on my phone, as you do, and I came across a photo – the photo above – which is the warp that I wound from making my very first twill gamp back in March of 2021! It has been almost an entire year that I’ve been weaving twill gamps, so what have I learned in this entire year?

In today’s Lo Meets Loom vlog episode, I want to talk about the seven twill gamps I wove during this past year, and the six main things I learned throughout the entire gamp weaving process.

I’m curious… would you spend one whole year working on just one weave structure, or just one technique? Maybe you spend an entire year using just supported spindles in your spinning. Or an entire year doing just tapestry weaving. I feel like when we’re interested in so many different kind of crafts, it can become difficult to focus on just one thing at a time. But taking the time to spend the focus on that one thing, can be super helpful.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• • what I mention in today’s video: Here are links to items from today’s video…
    • The Canadian Master Weaver Certificate program at the Guild of Canadian Weavers.
    • Yarns I’ve used in my twill gamps: Gist Beam 3/2 Organic Cotton, Knoll 17/2 Merino Lambswool, Bambu 7, and our SweetGeorgia BFL+Silk Fine (shown in the image on the right, above).
    • I talk about wet finishing in the video, which you can learn about at the School of SweetGeorgia Magic in the Water: Wet Finishing for Weaving course taught by Laura Fry.
    • Follow along more of my weaving projects over on Instagram at @lomeetsloom.
  • want to learn more about weaving and the fibre arts? I encourage you to come and visit us over at the School of SweetGeorgia (SOS). You can browse through all of the weaving content, with courses available for all levels of weavers. We hope to see you there!