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Tag Archives: colour
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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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
Posted in Spinning
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
Posted in Weaving
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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My Summer Project – a Double Double Weave
This summer was glorious, hot and sunny for the most part. In between enjoying the sunshine, travel, spending time with family and friends and guild activities, I spent my spare time playing with my summer project. This was inspired by … Continue reading
Posted in Weaving
Tagged Bamboo, colour, Craft, Double Weave, Handweaving, handwoven, Jane Stafford, Loom, summer project, Textiles, Warp, Weft, woven, yarn
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And the results are . . .
After the workshop I returned home and finished weaving, then washed dried and hemmed the mats. The results are four reversible place mats, and one shorter mat for the centre of the table. All now ready to be put into … Continue reading
Posted in Weaving
Tagged colour, hand weaving, Repp Weave, Rosalie Neilson, weaving workshop
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Uncomplicated
After weaving several projects that involved complicated processes and multiple shuttles, it was a delight to weave something completely uncomplicated. These two scarves practically flowed from the loom. The draft is adapted from Daryl Lancaster’s scarves in the article “Using … Continue reading
Posted in Weaving
Tagged colour, purple, scarves, Silk, tencel, varigated yarns, Weaving, weaving drafts
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Coquitlam Weavers’ Dye Day
On Sunday, I was lucky enough to attend our annual Coquitlam Weavers and Spinners Dye Day graciously hosted by Marilyn. This year, six of us attended the event and after we set up the dye pots, we kicked off the … Continue reading
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