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Tag Archives: colour
Intermission
I took a short intermission from weaving and spinning to try my hand at surface design. These cute little bird mats were made through the use of transfer dying. Transfer dyeing only works on polyester fabric. The image is coloured, … Continue reading
Posted in Surface Design
Tagged colour, creativity, embroidery, fabric painting, machine quilting, Surface Design, table runner, transfer printing
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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
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
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
June Towels Underway
The June towels are on the loom and underway. I have a shorter warp this month, 4 yards, which should allow me to make three towels. I have about six inches of the first towel woven so far, and it … Continue reading
Posted in Weaving
Tagged Atwater-Bronson Lace, colour, cotton, hand weaving, handwoven, Loom, Repp Weave, tea towels, towel of the month, Warp
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May Towels Completed
After the warp was finally on the loom correctly the weaving itself was fairly quick and easy. For the first towel, the decorative threads were 2/8 cotton in dark green. The design showed up as lengthwise lace threads in the … Continue reading
Posted in Weaving
Tagged colour, cotton, DMC floss, hand weaving, Handweaving, handwoven, Loom, tea towels, Textile, towel of the month, Warp, Weaving
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Camel and Silk
I was first struck by the “feel” of this fibre – an amazingly soft and lustrous fibre of 50% camel and 50% silk, purchased from West Coast Colour and Carding at Fibres West. Lynne has a fabulous way of dyeing … Continue reading
Posted in Spinning, Weaving
Tagged camel, colour, Crackle Weave, Fibres West 2015, hand weaving, handspun, handwoven, Loom, Roving, Scarf, scarves, Silk, Spinning, Warp, Weft, West Coast Colour and Carding
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Spring Break Spinning
Well, Winter Sessions have finished and Spring Break brings a much needed teaching break. This was my first year teaching the Spinning and Dyeing class at Place des Arts, and along with teaching some new Intermediate Weaving workshops, I experienced … Continue reading
Posted in Spinning, Weaving
Tagged Bamboo, colour, Fibres West 2015, hand weaving, handspun, handwoven, Loom, Merino, Place des Arts, Scarf, Silk, Spinning, Textiles, Weaving, weaving workshop, Wool
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Autumn Towels in Summer and Winter
It is truly Autumn here in BC. We had a long extended summer with lots of sunshine. This week the rains started and the weather turned colder. It happens every year, the leaves start to turn and then it rains … Continue reading
Posted in Weaving
Tagged Autumn, autumn leaves, Baby Wolf loom, colour, cotton, handwoven, Summer and Winter weave, tea towels, Weaving
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