Tag Archives: colour

English Tabby Take 2

Posted on January 30, 2025 by spinweaverbarbara

Another version of English tabby in blues and greys.  This time my ribs are double threads instead of triple threads. The ribs are not quite as pronounced as in the previous towels, but still quite satisfying.  I played with different … Continue reading →

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Summer Towels in the Winter

Posted on January 20, 2025 by spinweaverbarbara

These towels have been on my loom since September, and I just finished them this week.  They are my interpretation of Temperature Towels, representing the month of August.  The colours remind me of fruit sherbets, or Cabanas lined up on … Continue reading →

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Welcome 2025

Posted on January 6, 2025 by spinweaverbarbara

Just off the loom, these simple plain weave scarves. Woven in plain weave to highlight the yarn, hand-dyed by Twisted Fae Fibreworks, in Kamloops, BC.  Support your local venders when you can. I bought one skein with short colour changes, … Continue reading →

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Colour Vibrations with Zanshi

Posted on September 9, 2021 by spinweaverbarbara

My last weaving was full of colour, with lots of colour changes and ends to weave in.  I needed a palate changer, a little bit of simple weaving that I didn’t really need to think about.  I looked at the … Continue reading →

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Turned Twill Towels

Posted on March 22, 2021 by spinweaverbarbara

These towels are modelled after those shown in Jane Stafford Online Guild, Season 5, Episode 1, turned twill.  I changed the colour order, making cherry the largest colour.  Then I have stripes of yellow, grey, apricot separated by black to … 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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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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