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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
Posted in Weaving
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
Posted in Uncategorized, Weaving, Weaving Guilds
Tagged colour, cotton, hand weaving, Handweaving, handwoven, Jane Stafford Textiles, Loom, Scarf, shawl, Silk, tea towels, Weaving, weaving workshop
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Paper and Linen
The navy and green scarf is completed, off the loom and finished. I love the crispness of the scarf, but it is definitely scratchy and straw-like. It will work as a scarf if it is tucked under a jacket lapel, … Continue reading
In Praise of Threads
For me, creativity is taking a simple length of thread and creating something marvelous from it. Or, if not something marvelous, then at least something useful! Now, my attempts to manipulate thread can be as messy or as beautiful as … Continue reading
Posted in Spinning, Surface Design, Weaving
Tagged colour, cotton, embroidery, hand weaving, handspun, Handweaving, handwoven, Loom, napkins, Roving, Scarf, Spinning wheel, sunset, Textile, Textiles, Warp
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My JST Napkins
Here are the napkins I created for the Jane Stafford Textiles napkin exchange, and a little story about how they came to be: Annie and the Starfish Annie was both nervous and excited. Edward had asked her to accompany him on a … Continue reading
Posted in Weaving
Tagged cotton, Handweaving, handwoven, Loom, napkin exchange, sea stars, starfish, woven
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Swedish Lace Towels Draft and Instructions
For those of you who asked, I am including here the full draft and instructions for weaving the Swedish Lace Towels. I wanted to use traditional Swedish Lace to the fullest on four shafts, so I worked out a profile … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Weaving
Tagged cotton, hand weaving, Handweaving, handwoven, Loom, Swedish Lace Weaving, tea towels, towel of the month
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January – A Time for Swedish Lace
Yes, I know it’s late, but here we go anyway. For January, I decided to make some towels in Swedish Lace. I worked up a simple two block profile draft and then used traditional Swedish Lace threading to make the … Continue reading
Posted in Weaving, Weaving Guilds
Tagged cotton, hand weaving, Handweaving, handwoven, Loom, Summer and Winter weave, Swedish Lace Weaving, tea towels, towel of the month
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September Towel – Turned Monk’s Belt
With Turned Monk’s Belt both the background and the pattern threads are contained in the warp and this weave thus requires only one shuttle to weave the weft. The pattern will appear as vertical stripes in the finished towels. I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged cotton, hand weaving, Handweaving, handwoven, Loom, Monk's Belt, tea towels, towel of the month, Turned Monk's Belt
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August Towels Completed at Last
August was a month of travelling as well as hot, hot, dry days with severe watering restrictions that destroyed my lawn and garden. Then the last three days brought in a strong and windy storm that knocked over trees with … Continue reading
Posted in Weaving
Tagged cotton, hand weaving, Handweaving, handwoven, huck lace, huck weave, Loom, tea towels, towel of the month, Warp, Weaving, Weft, woven
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June Towels Underway
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
Posted in Weaving
Tagged Atwater-Bronson Lace, colour, cotton, hand weaving, handwoven, Loom, Repp Weave, tea towels, towel of the month, Warp
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