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Tag Archives: colour
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Tagged Autumn, autumn leaves, Baby Wolf loom, colour, cotton, handwoven, Summer and Winter weave, tea towels, Weaving
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Spinning Dark and Twisty
I have been spinning this merino/tencel top from Lynne Anderson, West Coast Colour and Carding, in what she calls her dark and twisty colours. What a pleasure to spin. Colours that look, from a distance, like a … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, colour, Craft, hand weaving, Merino, Spinning, Spinning wheel, tencel, Wool, yarn
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Silken Kaleidoscope
I recently attended Karen Selk’s Silken Kaleidoscope workshop, which was sponsored by the Peace Arch Weavers and Spinners. Karen is a wonderful weaver, frequent contributor to Handwoven Magazine, and founder and former owner of Treenway Silk. In addition to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, Australia, China, colour, cotton, Crackle Weave, Craft, Guild, Handweaving, Karen Selk, Loom, Peace Arch Weavers, silk factories, silk Road. silk, Textile, Treenway Silks, Warp, Weaving, weaving workshop, Weft, yarn
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