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The Lovely Month of May
So many things seem to happen in May. Our Guild elections have taken place, and I will be President of the Peace Arch Weavers and Spinners Guild for a second year. Hopefully I can use the second time around to … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Weaving, Weaving Guilds
Tagged Arts, Coquitlam Weavers and Spinners Guild, Crafts, felt, Guild, hand weaving, mended, Peace Arch Weavers Guild, sheep to shawl, Spinning, stitched, stitching, Textile, Warp, Weaving, Weft, woven
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Swedish Lace Towels Draft and Instructions
For those of you who asked, I am including here the full draft and instructions for weaving the Swedish Lace Towels. I wanted to use traditional Swedish Lace to the fullest on four shafts, so I worked out a profile … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Weaving
Tagged cotton, hand weaving, Handweaving, handwoven, Loom, Swedish Lace Weaving, tea towels, towel of the month
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Back on Track
Well, here I am again after a little break. I haven’t been posting, but I have been active, with spinning, weaving, family and guild stuff. I had quite a lot of fun. On the spinning front, I spun a nice … Continue reading
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October Wrap-up
Sorry, I wasn’t able to weave any towels in October simply because the end of September and all of October were extremely busy for me, but all in a good way. I give you here, all of the exciting learning … Continue reading
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
Wet Finishing for Weavers
As weavers we know that the project isn’t finished as soon as it comes of the loom. We need to tidy it up, fix any errors, sew the hems or twist a fringe, and otherwise make it as close to … Continue reading
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Tagged cotton, fulling, handwoven, Laura Fry, linen, raising nap, wet finishing for weavers, Wool, worsted cloth
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An Australian Visit
Ron and I just returned from another visit to Australia. This time around we stayed in the Sydney area to accommodate some business meetings that Ron had to attend to. We spent two days in Sydney proper and the rest … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, crochet, handspun, Hunter Valley, kangaroos, weaving guilds
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Crackle Weave Class Samples
I just finished teaching two Saturday classes on Crackle Weave. I had a great time, and had seven participants, who told me that they had a great time also. I worked really hard to prepare for the class and had … Continue reading
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Tagged 4 shaft weaving, cotton, Crackle Weave, Craft, hand weaving, learning to weave, Loom, teaching, Textiles
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In a Blink
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
First Weaving of 2014 Completed!
I just finished my first weaving of 2014! A year ago I was preparing to go and live in Australia for ten months. A lot happened in 2013; some of it good and some of it sad, but Western Australia … Continue reading
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Tagged Broome, Summer and Winter, Weaving, Western Australia
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