Tag Archives: cotton

July Towels Finished

Posted on August 2, 2015 by spinweaverbarbara

Despite being away from home on an awesome camping trip down the Oregon coast, then on to California and Arizona, I managed to finish the July towels. Three distinct towels on the same 4 yard warp.  Following Jane Stafford’s rule … Continue reading →

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June Towels – Washed, Pressed, Hemmed

Posted on July 1, 2015 by spinweaverbarbara

The June towels are hot off the loom, and washed, pressed and hemmed.  I really like the elegance of the little lace squares, the ladder hemstitching and the naturally coloured cotton.        I wish you could touch them.  They have … Continue reading →

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June Towels Underway

Posted on June 12, 2015 by spinweaverbarbara

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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June Towel of the Month – a little lace

Posted on June 3, 2015 by spinweaverbarbara

This is a lovely towel woven in Atwater-Bronson Lace, where the lace forms small frames around a plain weave centre.  This is done in two blocks on four shafts.  I decided to use some Fox Fibre naturally coloured cotton for these … Continue reading →

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May Towels Completed

Posted on May 30, 2015 by spinweaverbarbara

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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May Towel Finally on the Loom

Posted on May 15, 2015 by spinweaverbarbara

I finally have the “May Towel of the Month on the loom after a couple of false starts.  I made the choice to use 2/8 cotton in natural colour for the body of the towel, and a very pretty cable … Continue reading →

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Invitation to Weave Along – May Towel of the Month

Posted on May 6, 2015 by spinweaverbarbara

Weaving the towels shown in the last post challenged me to follow up with the article and weave a set of towels each month.  I extend the invitation to “weave along” to other weavers out there, both new weavers and … Continue reading →

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April Flowers for Towels

Posted on May 3, 2015 by spinweaverbarbara

I’m so enjoying the warm, sunny days of Spring, and even a little rain has not dampened my spirits.  I was in the mood for some fresh kitchen towels, both for myself, and for future sales.  These towels are based … Continue reading →

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Autumn Towels in Summer and Winter

Posted on October 26, 2014 by spinweaverbarbara

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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Wet Finishing for Weavers

Posted on October 15, 2014 by spinweaverbarbara

As weavers we know that the project isn’t finished as soon as it comes of the loom.  We need to tidy it up, fix any errors, sew the hems or twist a fringe, and otherwise make it as close to … Continue reading →

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