Author Archives: spinweaverbarbara

About spinweaverbarbara

I have been steadily weaving since 1980. I enjoy sharing and passing on my learning.

Aprons in Gingham Check

Posted on November 26, 2020

Here we have a couple of simple half-aprons, with gathered skirts, woven in plain weave.  To accommodate loom width, the apron is woven sideways, with top and bottom on the selvedges.  The warp for the bottom side of the apron … Continue reading →

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Dye Day

Posted on November 20, 2020

It has been a strange and slow year.  Staying inside.  A lot.  And still, not really doing a lot.  I have been recovering from a rotator cuff injury in my shoulder and that stopped my weaving ability for a while. … Continue reading →

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Sweet, Simple Linen

Posted on August 12, 2020

A sweet short warp to use up some of my smaller bits of linen thread.  Enough for one towel and one scarf.  The colours are mirrored from the centre, with Fibonacci sequencing.  The warp is mixed linens, some Euroflax, some … Continue reading →

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Collapse Weaving

Posted on July 28, 2020

These two scarves are pretty much straight out of JST Season 3, Episode 6, Collapsing plain weave.  The only changes I made were to add some colour and weave effects to the silk stripes and squares.  There are 30 ends … Continue reading →

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Not Exactly What I Had in Mind

Posted on July 16, 2020

So, as many of you know, I have been trying to keep up with the lessons in Jane Stafford’s Online Guild.  Now that we are in Season 4, my approach is to watch the videos, take notes, and absorb the … Continue reading →

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Overshot on Plaid

Posted on July 6, 2020

Over the last year or so, I have been working through a series of scarves in Overshot and exploring the variations of this weave structure.  In today’s scarves, I have been influenced by the lessons of Jane Stafford and her … Continue reading →

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Oranges and Lemons

Posted on June 30, 2020

Here is another project I finished this spring.  Two scarves woven on a hand painted warp in orange and yellow.  Where the two colours overlapped, a beautiful coral emerged.  The warp was painted in a workshop with the lovely Liz … Continue reading →

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Point Twill Towels and Runner

Posted on June 23, 2020

Fresh kitchen towels, in earthy, spicy colours.  Pasta sauce simmering on the back of the stove.  Children’s laughter drifting down the stairs.  My ever-present companion Luci.  A good day to be safe at home. Four towels, freshly finished, in spice-coloured … Continue reading →

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Companion Scarves

Posted on June 17, 2020

I wove these two companion scarves back in February, and I am finally posting the pictures now.  They are both woven of Zephyr 50% Merino wool, 50% silk, and finish with a love soft hand and lustre. The first, for … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Mint Towels

Posted on June 9, 2020

My colour choices to supplement my stash this year are browns, greens, spicy reds, oranges, golds and yellows.  I ordered my cotton and silk stash boosters in January, before things slowed down, and I will be working from these as … Continue reading →

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