Its so lovely to learn new skills even when you get to pension age! I've had a very rewarding 10 week class at The Weaving Rooms in Darlington learning to weave on a tabletop loom and today in my tenth week, I managed to finish my first big piece of cloth... I had previously made a sampler for practice and to learn basic weaving techniques, never having been on a loom before - see earlier post. And then, with the expert guidance and patience of Becky, I embarked on a larger more substantial - allegedly 'planned' piece of cloth with the intention of using it to make something 'useful' with. I had looked at various projects on the go around the class for inspiration. Most of it way beyond my capabilities! One person came in with a lovely bag she had made using a pattern called a shadow weave or 'log cabin' and I decided I would like to try doing something similar. I picked two contrasting colours and under tuition I warped up the loom (daun...