Tag Archives: cotton

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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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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Canvas Weave Napkins

Posted on April 9, 2021 by spinweaverbarbara

Following along with the Jane Stafford Online Guild, I have worked through Episode 5.2 Canvas Weave.  I rearranged the draft to weave napkins instead of a sampler.  Canvas weave is a fun and easy one shuttle weave.  Jane gave us … 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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2020 in Review, and Welcome 2021

Posted on January 14, 2021 by spinweaverbarbara

2020 was a year of isolation and introspection.  I spent much more time in and around home, and much less time out in the world.  At first, the isolation was hard, but as time went on our guilds figured out … Continue reading →

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Aprons in Gingham Check

Posted on November 26, 2020 by spinweaverbarbara

Here we have a couple of simple half-aprons, with gathered skirts, woven in plain weave.  To accommodate loom width, the apron is woven sideways, with top and bottom on the selvedges.  The warp for the bottom side of the apron … 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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