Wedding Day post

I have just recently Wed the most wonderful woman I have ever met and now I figure why not get it from my prospective.

My day started at 0630 I woke up with my love.

We got up and got dressed to go and set up the Reception site as it was not available the night before made for a early morning.

0800 get to the reception site and start to set up the decorations. This was a good distraction as it gave me something else to think about as my stomach had more butterfly's than we had at the wedding site.

All finished at 0930 and Chloe had left an hour earlier to get her hair done and preparations at Noreen's home some 30 miles away from our home.

Breakfast at McDonald figured a good breakfast may feed the butterflies and calm them down good thing as I did not have anything till much later. We also stopped by a local shop to pick up a neat surprise for Noreen and family.

1030 Back to my place and time to shower and primp and prepare for our ceremony. I had originally planned to get ready with the guys but then changed my mind and decided to do it alone it gave me a few minutes to center and prepare myself for the day. My best man had brought his RV up and the others had gotten dressed there. That left me alone with some of our fur babies.

1125 all dressed and shaved and prepared Chloe's brother Angus picked me up to meet up with the other groomsmen at the RV and head to the Wedding site we also had to prepare for everything there set up decorations and some minor sound equipment (thanks to Mike and Angus).

1200 Traffic was a nightmare why do Cites decide to do renovations on major roads during the day and take up 2 of 3 lanes?

1215 get to the wedding site carry up wedding stuff to the 3rd floor and start set up Thanks again to Mom and Dad and Angus Bill and Mike and Sean for helping . We string about 1500 Butterfly up and over the seating area from the arbor














1220 forgot some of the decorations Crap panic O no must get (my groomsman Angus is a reliable dependable and smart man) he made it in time back to my place and return in record time.

1230 set up mostly done and now we wait.

1 pm takes a wonderful series of shots of our guests and the site using my camera.
greet our guests and give out wedding favors some really cute Butterfly bubble blowers and shake hands and chat with our guests (it is our day I figure keep busy or my personal butterflies will take over)

1 15 pm Angus returns he rocks

1 28 pm 2 min till the start of the formal wedding ask everyone to take their places and to turn of Cellphones

130 deep breath it is starting my butterflies are just racing
Somewhere out there plays it is a song with deep emotional significance for me and love billows up and a few tears slip down my cheek

I see my big sis come down with my fur baby ring bearer and the Meghan and Allie come and finally.

My wife with her mom and dad to At last by Etta James.
I compose my self and marvel at her Stunning is the first thing that pops in my head what a lucky man I am to marry her.

Then our the world only consisted of one person the woman in the white dress

I was so focused on her that the whole thing was just her and me.

It was magical next we did the signing the license and some more meet and greet with Friends and Family.

2 pm pictures down stairs after the tear down it was fun we even had some scavenger hunters there it was fun.

330 pictures finished and off to home to prepare for the evening and take more care of our fur babies

550 Arrive again at the reception site this time dressed to the nines with my wife and we had a wonderful evening with our friends and family.

The winner of the HOPE shuttle is..

Lois Perry Congratulations Noreen has posted on Hankering for yarn so I can now tell
It was a very fun and magical day both the wedding and reception and the gift opening thank you all for being apart of it with us.

survay says

After only two reply I never did find out where people like to weave it was a tie 1 home 1 anywhere
O well next time something else

Did you want to win one of these shuttles?

http://www.hankeringforyarn.com/a-contest

If you hurry you can enter to win a fine shuttle named HOPE it closes on the 25th at midnight
No entry's after that time.
Draw is on the 26th during our gift opening.
Good luck
The winner of this shuttle is Lois Perry

Making something just right

I was working on my new line of shuttles and I looked at the one that I had done a few days ago and had thought something not right about the top of it it had been just prototype but hey if I do not do the best I can on it then what am I doing making these for fine weavers everywhere.
So I fiddled with it and well oops I really messed it up. so I made a new one and Ha this one rocks. it is a world better as far as I can tell it feels better and looks great and that is what really matters.
I will let you tell me what you think I know the red circle is the part I goofed on. I got a little carried away with the wrong file. But for the benefit of the project I am sure you can see.

A glimpse into my future and possibly yours

As many Artists and Craftsmen out there know it is always good to think ahead and plan for the future so that if you ever get stumped you will have something to fall back on so today when I was working in my workshop a thought came to me what is it that I can do to my shuttles that I have not done yet so I thought and asked my wife to be (only 9 days) what would she like to see on the next one? She responded I would like to see *********** and some ******** and I thought well I can do that so I pulled out some Copper and started to saw and saw and saw well a bit of time later I had come up with this it is a 5.5 copper weaving shuttle for my next season line up yes I know that shape is still the same but what is that on the body? I will leave that up to you to determine but I like it and shazam I got hit with my next Idea for a 4 shuttle series but I really can not get to much into that just yet. It will be available just as soon as it is beta tested and quality checked (Noreen over at Hankering for yarn is eager to get her skilled hands on it).
well back to the workshop for me. Actually I have to polish my shoes for the wedding. I look very smart in my Tux if I do say so myself.

Weaving shuttles in the world

Shuttles in the world.
I would like to hear about them.
Have you seen one outside its natural habitat (work shop, studio, craft room)
If you have where has it been who had it why was it there I would like to know?
If you see a Weaving shuttle outside it's natural environment could you let me know.
If you spot one just leave a comment and who knows some thing nice may happen for you.

Star

A star is born.

I figured hey why not make some shuttles for people who want them right away.

This is a 5 1/2 inch Star Shuttle in honour of the latest NASA shot to the stars.
This one is not claimed by anyone yet so if you are feeling like picking up a new shuttle

it needs a new home and can come your way in just a few days.

How well you can contact me and I will give you instructions.

$19.50 plus Shipping

Thanks

Shuttle features Q and A

I was reading comments on Noreen's Blog and a nice person asked if my shuttles would eventually cut the weft?
No, I would hope not as I very carefully and sometimes painstakingly file down the sharp bits so that they are smooth and rounded.

Very smooth a smooth shuttle makes Clancy a happy man.

Granted some of the inside cuts on names and shapes can not be filed down but they are not in direct contact with the weft so not going to cut the fine threads.

When I first started out it was pointed out to me that some of the silk that weavers use is very expensive.

I am extra careful on the smoothing process to make sure that the contact edges are not sharp at all.

Another asked about the shape?
I make it in form that looks like a person with their arms above their head. Think of it as a diver diving through the water.
I think it is a cool shape and most everyone agrees it is my shtick.

Poll broken

Does it ever make you wonder what is it about that special item that makes it special?

Is it the place you got it?

Is it the person who gave it to you?

Could it be just because?

Perhaps the memories that you have while using it?

My Poll thingy is broken so I would like to hear from you.
just leave a comment Thanks

How far I have come.

If you ever get involved with a craft or art and you get the chance to revisit something you have done in the past. I would highly recommend doing it. Just reach into the bottom of the box or back of the closet and pull it out and try it again.


I tell you it is a wonderful experience.


Recently I was lucky enough to get one of my first prototype shuttles back from Noreen (thanks) and was a little disheartened by the crude nature of it. But it struck me this was the first run of the remake of the replacement for the Lilly speed O weave shuttle. Noreen had only one for her many kits and said the aluminum did not have a great feel so I put blade to metal and came up with a replica of the aluminum shuttle.


It did not have the splendor I had hoped for but it was a good shuttle so we got talking and decided to make the opening bigger and more room for the weft. I hand drilled some bigger holes and tried it again. Nope, it did not have the flare I was hoping for. I was wandering around Noreen's studio and saw this wonderful shape burned onto wood and thought hmm... lets try that!


Wow that went over like a hot air balloon.


But it needed a little fine touch the neck needed to be pronounced. So tada we have the shape you see before you. Back to the point I remade the small shuttle today in my workshop and you know I feel a great bit of pride with my new version however still extremely happy with the original.


It's neat to see how far I have come in this craft. So if you ever want a pick me up and a self pat on the back try a old project again and give it new life you will really see how far you have come.

And the majority says....

out of a new record 4 votes
the favorite size for a weaving shuttle is
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6 inch weaving shuttle
the most popular by a vote of 2
Hurray I am so excited

Price list

6 inch Brass Weaving Shuttle

Satin finished
complex shape

$21.00

4.5 inch Copper Weaving Shuttle

with word or name 4 letters for 4.5 inch

Satin finish

$17.50

5.5inch Copper weaving Shuttle

(not shown)

with word or name up to 6 letters

Satin Finish
$19.50

4.5inch Copper Weaving Shuttle
with simple shape i.e. Heart Diamond
Satin finish
$17.50
5.5inch Copper Weaving Shuttle
(not shown)
with simple shape
Satin Finish
$19.50

Plain Copper shuttle 3 1/2 inch (no wording) is $12.50
Plain Copper shuttle 4 1/2 inch (no wording) is $15.50
Plain Copper shuttle 5 1/2 inch (no wording) is $17.50

Size

3.5 inch

4.5 inch

5.5 inch

6 inch

Complex shapes

you name it I will try it
Price may vary

Words

Think of it like this

I would like to weave with???

LOVE, JOY,HOPE,CARE,FUN,SONG,LIFE ,LIVE , ONE , SOUL,BODY, WOW ,BABY,

STYLE, GRACE, POWER,PRIDE ,HEART, SPIRIT.

or

your name, JIM, JILL, JOAN, CLANCY, JAKE, SEAN, LOUISE
what ever you want it to read

Prices are in USD
$2.00 for words or lettering

Shipping

through Canada Post

@2.00 for most North America places

Preferred payment method Paypal or Money order

I will contact
you with Email (for updates)

Durusuno@shaw.ca

All orders are on a First order basis
2 to 4 weeks for delivery to your mailbox

Weaving

I have just recently started to weave on a Harrisville back strap loom. I must say it is not as easy as it looks. Admittedly I was a novice at it for the first half hour but I took to it like a duck to water. It is a very wonderful experience. By no means do I think I am a expert but if I need to make myself a nice strap for something I know that it is possible. The little weaver in me was tickled to play with the loom and shuttle and just let go for a while sure I made some mistakes but I did some wonderful weaving to.
I did this for two reasons.
1 to bring you a better shuttle that can serve you better.
2 to have a bit of a quality control point than I can test and evaluate each design before I present them to you.
Well I will get back to my work bench.

Ok here is a new Shuttle hot off my work table

What you are looking at is a 6 inch by 1 inch shuttle in brass with a satin finnish. The Butterfly is new too. It was a experiment in what I can do.

Well let me know what you think.