Thursday, May 7, 2009

Weaving 101





We've been in Vientiane, the capital city of Laos, for a few days, and I spent the first 2 of them at then Houey Hong Vocational Training Center for Women learning how to weave.
This scarf took me 2 days of blood, sweat and tears to make- okay, there was no tears- though my butt hurt enough from sitting on that wood bench to almost cause some, and there was no blood- though I poked myself with a pin a few times in the process, but there was sweat- it's hot here. So this is my first woven piece- a scarf that's about 6 feet long (plus some with the fringe) and it's made from silk- and the threads were just that- threads, which is why it took 2 days. :)

3 comments:

Rachel said...

I've seen that done in movies and kinda always wanted to try. Looks fun!

Mom said...

Love it! You know I think that crafting blood from the family does run in your veins... :)
Love ya - Mom

Jen & Dean said...

What a lovely way to spend a couple of days. You are one lucky lady!