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September Towels At Last
The September towels are such a great representation of Autumn. Easy weaving, in Turned Monk’s Belt, since all the work is in the warping. Once on the loom they wove up quickly and it was an easy pattern to … Continue reading
Posted in knitting, Spinning, Weaving
Tagged Autumn, colour, Craft, hand weaving, handwoven, Roving, Spinning, tea towels, towel of the month, Turned Monk's Belt, Warp, woven, yarn
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Icelandic Sheep fleece study
I joined a spinning study group – two days to focus on spinning fleece from one breed of sheep. Our study for September 2015 was Icelandic Sheep. What a lovely range of colours. Judith presented background information on the history … Continue reading
Fibre Focus 2015 – Lynden, Washington
Every two years, the Association of Northwest Weavers Guilds(ANWG) hosts a conference for the associated guilds. For 2015 there was no guild willing to host a full conference, so the Whatcom Weavers and the Peace Arch Weavers joined together to … Continue reading
Posted in Weaving
Tagged ANWG, Association of Northwest Weavers Guilds, embellishment, embroidery, hand weaving, Karen Selk, Lynden, Silk, tassels, Textile, Textiles, Washington, weaving workshop
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September Towel – Turned Monk’s Belt
With Turned Monk’s Belt both the background and the pattern threads are contained in the warp and this weave thus requires only one shuttle to weave the weft. The pattern will appear as vertical stripes in the finished towels. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Weaving
Tagged cotton, hand weaving, Handweaving, handwoven, Loom, Monk's Belt, tea towels, towel of the month, Turned Monk's Belt
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August Towels Completed at Last
August was a month of travelling as well as hot, hot, dry days with severe watering restrictions that destroyed my lawn and garden. Then the last three days brought in a strong and windy storm that knocked over trees with … Continue reading
Posted in Weaving
Tagged cotton, hand weaving, Handweaving, handwoven, huck lace, huck weave, Loom, tea towels, towel of the month, Warp, Weaving, Weft, woven
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Spinning in Edenvale
Last week I spent three days in spinning bliss at the annual Peace Arch Weavers and Spinners Guild retreat at the Edenvale Retreat and Conference Centre in Abbotsford. Set in a beautiful country setting I had a great time relaxing … Continue reading
August Towels
The towels for August are based on Huck Lace. Using a design layout similar to the towels for June, this gives me a great opportunity to investigate the differences between Atwater Bronson Lace and Huck Lace. And I will also … Continue reading
Posted in Weaving
Tagged cotton, Handweaving, huck lace, huck weave, tea towels, towel of the month, Warp, Weaving, Weft
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July Towels Finished
Despite being away from home on an awesome camping trip down the Oregon coast, then on to California and Arizona, I managed to finish the July towels. Three distinct towels on the same 4 yard warp. Following Jane Stafford’s rule … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Weaving
Tagged cotton, hand weaving, Handweaving, handwoven, Nehalem Bay, Oregon coast, Textile, towel of the month, twill, Weaving
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July Towels – A Day at the Beach
OK, I’m going totally off book on this one. The original article has the July Towels in red, white, and blue in the same rosepath draft that was used for the April towels. So first, I decided that I didn’t … Continue reading
June Towels – Washed, Pressed, Hemmed
The June towels are hot off the loom, and washed, pressed and hemmed. I really like the elegance of the little lace squares, the ladder hemstitching and the naturally coloured cotton. I wish you could touch them. They have … Continue reading
Posted in Weaving
Tagged adventure, Atwater-Bronson Lace, camping, cotton, Cultus Lake, hand weaving, handwoven, mini-vacation, tea towels, towel of the month, Warp, Weaving, woven
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