Category Archives: Weaving

Wool Scarves with Embedded Messages

Posted on March 9, 2021 by spinweaverbarbara

I continue my journey of finding ways to communicate through the woven cloth.  These scarves have what looks like random stripes, but a message is hidden within. The stripes form letters, which form words of love.  I turned to an … Continue reading →

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Sweet, Simple Linen

Posted on August 12, 2020 by spinweaverbarbara

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 by spinweaverbarbara

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 by spinweaverbarbara

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 by spinweaverbarbara

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 by spinweaverbarbara

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 by spinweaverbarbara

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 by spinweaverbarbara

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 by spinweaverbarbara

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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Pretty in Red and White

Posted on December 23, 2019 by spinweaverbarbara

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 →

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