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Sweet, Simple Linen
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
Collapse Weaving
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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Tagged collapse weave, cotton, hand weaving, handwoven, JST on-line guild, scarves, Silk
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Not Exactly What I Had in Mind
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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Tagged colour, cotton, hand weaving, JST Online Guild, small twill, tea towels
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Overshot on Plaid
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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Tagged colour, cotton, handwoven, JST on-line guild, Overshot, Robyn Spady, Scarf, Silk
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Oranges and Lemons
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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Tagged colour, handwoven, Jane Stafford Textiles, Liz Moncrief, Scarf, Silk, turned twill
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Point Twill Towels and Runner
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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Tagged colour, cotton, Handweaving, handwoven, Luci, table runner, tea towels, Weaving
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Companion Scarves
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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Tagged family, hand weaving, Handweaving, handwoven, Merino, scarves, Silk, Wool
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Chocolate Mint Towels
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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Tagged colour, cotton, hand weaving, Handweaving, handwoven, Purdys, Scarf, Silk, tea towels
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Pretty in Red and White
Some pretty little ornaments in double weave pick up. Some are whimsical and folksy. Some are traditional graphic star shapes. Graphed designs are everywhere. You can look for fair isle and Nordic knitting graphs, or two-colour cross stitch. The pieces … Continue reading
Denting Part 3
Following up on my experimentation of denting in two layers, I knew that I wanted a cloth that was two layers, with denting on both layers, in a yarn that would not be too slippery, and using some interweaving of … Continue reading
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Tagged Denting, Double Weave, hand weaving, handwoven, Merino, scarves, Silk, Warp, Weft, woven, yarn
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