Hokett loom and warping yarn arrived together

Ordered from different sources, different dates, they arrived together just now.

The loom is signed so I've written to ask who. Also what wood was used. It's lovely.

Under way. More or less.

So here's the hopeful start of a small tapestry.  The image taped up behind the warps is a pic I took of Brainerd Lake in Cranbury, selected after a lengthy search among my collection of pics and works on paper. I had to find something that would translate into fiber and be worth trying.

The main interests, aside from the general composition, which is okay, are the sparkles on the water surface. It's possible that beads may get involved in this piece.

The pic is a reference rather than a pattern, so we'll see. At worst it will be a great learning experience (!)

I'm using yarn I've spun, which is harder than using commercial yarn, technically, since my spinning is a bit, um, artisanal.
Pinning all my hopes on steaming after it's finished, to disguise a lot of slips.

Meanwhile I finally broke down and ordered one of the last of the Hokett looms. Mr H has retired from making these, so there are very few still available. People don't sell them off much. They're hand held, and will be portable. Mine is about the size of a regular sheet of paper, plenty big enough for this weaver.

And, since I'm still making elementary mistakes, I've hauled out my ancient Nancy Harvey guidebook to tapestry, which I now understand much better than years ago when I first encountered it.

When the new loom arrives, and the warping thread I finally got around to buying, I'm going to weave some lessons from her book and improve my chances. Might use commercial yarn for the purpose, even.