Tag Archives: hand weaving

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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Welcome 2025

Posted on January 6, 2025 by spinweaverbarbara

Just off the loom, these simple plain weave scarves. Woven in plain weave to highlight the yarn, hand-dyed by Twisted Fae Fibreworks, in Kamloops, BC.  Support your local venders when you can. I bought one skein with short colour changes, … Continue reading →

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Trying Recycled Jeans Yarn

Posted on January 18, 2022 by spinweaverbarbara

This is a new to me yarn from Venne Cotton called Eco Jeans.  It is a 12/2 cotton, made from recycled blue jeans and jeans clothing, spun together with used PET bottles.  My research shows that PET plastic is the … 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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Companion Scarves

Posted on June 17, 2020 by spinweaverbarbara

I wove these two companion scarves back in February, and I am finally posting the pictures now.  They are both woven of Zephyr 50% Merino wool, 50% silk, and finish with a love soft hand and lustre. The first, for … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Mint Towels

Posted on June 9, 2020 by spinweaverbarbara

My colour choices to supplement my stash this year are browns, greens, spicy reds, oranges, golds and yellows.  I ordered my cotton and silk stash boosters in January, before things slowed down, and I will be working from these as … Continue reading →

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Pretty in Red and White

Posted on December 23, 2019 by spinweaverbarbara

Some pretty little ornaments in double weave pick up. Some are whimsical and folksy. Some are traditional graphic star shapes. Graphed designs are everywhere.  You can look for fair isle and Nordic knitting graphs, or two-colour cross stitch.  The pieces … Continue reading →

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