Making Progress

close-up of twining
May 2020

Last week, I had some quality time with the twining frame and surprised myself with how much I got accomplished.

twining on the patio

Since twining is messy (strings and lint), I set up camp on the patio. A couple of neighbors dropped by to check out the process and to chat a bit.

eight inches completed at the top and at the bottom of the rug frame
May 2020

By Saturday afternoon, I had nearly half of the rug completed. I work from both ends for several reasons: it helps control the tension, it is motivating, it is easier to finish the rug away from the end of the frame.

I do not attempt to match the top and the bottom. When I start twining, I pull colors and separate the strips into two grocery bags (one for the top and one for the bottom). The bags contain the same colors and quantity of strips per color; however, when I'm twining, I pull the strips out randomly.