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About spinweaverbarbara

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

This Just in from WA

Posted on May 7, 2014 by spinweaverbarbara

Imagine my surprise when I opened my mail today and found this! A beautiful Jarrah wood music box, playing “Waltzing Matilda”. Some Dreamee Wool top of Western Australian wool. And a wonderful hand-made card containing notes from all my weaving … Continue reading →

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And the results are . . .

Posted on May 4, 2014 by spinweaverbarbara

After the workshop I returned home and finished weaving, then washed dried and hemmed the mats.  The results are four reversible place mats, and one shorter mat for the centre of the table.  All now ready to be put into … Continue reading →

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Repp Weave Day 2

Posted on April 27, 2014 by spinweaverbarbara

Today we worked on weaving motifs in repp weave.  Repp weave is a relatively simple to weave, based on plain weave pairs with elements of colour and weave and double weave thrown in.  The beauty and versatility is all in … Continue reading →

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Repp Weave Day 1

Posted on April 26, 2014 by spinweaverbarbara

Woke up bright and early to make my way across the bridge to Queensborough Community Centre for the Repp Weave workshop taught by Rosalie Neilson from Oregon.  The building is in a beautiful park-like setting, and the sunshine poured through … Continue reading →

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In a Blink

Posted on April 25, 2014 by spinweaverbarbara

This last period of time, from Spring Break to Easter, flew by in a blink.  A BLINK!  A quick opening and closing of the eyes and it was gone.  At the same time, so many good things happened in this … Continue reading →

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Summer and Winter Sample 2

Posted on March 5, 2014 by spinweaverbarbara

The second challenge of the Summer and Winter study was to look at eight-shaft Summer and Winter weave on a one-colour warp.  On eight shafts, six blocks are available.  I chose 8/2 tencel in the colour olive green for warp.  … Continue reading →

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A Quiet Spinning Day at Festival of the Arts

Posted on February 25, 2014 by spinweaverbarbara

Snow has blanketed our neighbourhood, bringing calm, but making the streets a little slippery.   Snow is not all that usual in the Vancouver area, with only 2 or 3 snowfalls a winter, so we really are not used to … Continue reading →

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Uncomplicated

Posted on February 20, 2014 by spinweaverbarbara

After weaving several projects that involved complicated processes and multiple shuttles, it was a delight to weave something completely uncomplicated.  These two scarves practically flowed from the loom.  The draft is adapted from Daryl Lancaster’s scarves in the article “Using … Continue reading →

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Crackle in Silk

Posted on February 17, 2014 by spinweaverbarbara

I’ve been experimenting with Crackle Weave in preparation for the class I will teach in May.   I love how the colours look together on the warping board.  I use elastic bands to hold the yarn on the warping board until … Continue reading →

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A Year of Learning

Posted on February 6, 2014 by spinweaverbarbara

I’m starting to think that my idea of retirement is very different from that of others.  This year is shaping up to be a very intense year of learning and teaching with an almost vertical learning curve and I am … Continue reading →

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