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Turned Twill Towels
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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Tagged colour, cotton, Handweaving, JST on-line guild, turned twill
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Dye Day
It has been a strange and slow year. Staying inside. A lot. And still, not really doing a lot. I have been recovering from a rotator cuff injury in my shoulder and that stopped my weaving ability for a while. … Continue reading
Point Twill Towels and Runner
Fresh kitchen towels, in earthy, spicy colours. Pasta sauce simmering on the back of the stove. Children’s laughter drifting down the stairs. My ever-present companion Luci. A good day to be safe at home. Four towels, freshly finished, in spice-coloured … Continue reading
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Tagged colour, cotton, Handweaving, handwoven, Luci, table runner, tea towels, Weaving
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Companion Scarves
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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Tagged family, hand weaving, Handweaving, handwoven, Merino, scarves, Silk, Wool
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Chocolate Mint Towels
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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Tagged colour, cotton, hand weaving, Handweaving, handwoven, Purdys, Scarf, Silk, tea towels
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Crammed and Spaced and Crammed and Spaced Again
First in crisp 2/40 linen. The draft is from JST Online Guild Season 3, Episode 2. Nice drape and effect. And then again with spaced naturally-coloured, organic cotton and crammed Monte Cristo plush cotton boucle. Soft and light … Continue reading
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Tagged cotton, crammed and dented, crammed and spaced, hand weaving, Handweaving, handwoven, JST Online Guild, linen, Scarf, scarves, Weaving
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What a Difference a Weft Makes
How much fun it is to work with a pattern, keeping everything the same except for changes in the weft colour. I have been working in Overshot weave for a few months, and enjoying the process of changing weft colours … Continue reading
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Tagged colour, cotton, Handweaving, handwoven, Overshot, tea towels, Textiles, Warp, Weft, woven
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Deliberately Leaving Holes in your Warp; Otherwise Known as Denting
The following two scarves were made following the instructions found in JST Online Guild, Season 3, Episode 1: Denting. I am working on using up my stash this year, so I have substituted my own yarns for those recommended by … Continue reading
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Tagged colour, cotton, Denting, Handweaving, handwoven, JST Online Guild, Scarf
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The State of the Looms
As we slide into the new year my looms are full or on the way to becoming full. On the big loom, the Queen of my studio, I have a pale pink warp for some subtle Spring shawls. The warp … Continue reading
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Tagged colour, cotton, hand weaving, Handweaving, handwoven, Loom, Scarf, scarves, Silk, supplementary warp, tencel, Warp, Weaving, weaving workshop, Weft
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A Year of Living with Colour and Design
Imagine having the luxury to take a year-long workshop with your favourite weaving teacher. An internship really. Well, that is exactly the experience I had by following Jane Stafford and the JST Online Weaving Guild for 2018. https://janestaffordtextiles.com/online-guild/ Over the … Continue reading
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Tagged colour, cotton, hand weaving, Handweaving, handwoven, Jane Stafford Textiles, Loom, Scarf, shawl, Silk, tea towels, Weaving, weaving workshop
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