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2020 in Review, and Welcome 2021
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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Tagged 2020, 2021, cotton, handwoven, mug rugs, Scarf, Silk, tea towels, Wool
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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
Sweet, Simple Linen
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
Overshot on Plaid
Over the last year or so, I have been working through a series of scarves in Overshot and exploring the variations of this weave structure. In today’s scarves, I have been influenced by the lessons of Jane Stafford and her … Continue reading
Posted in Weaving
Tagged colour, cotton, handwoven, JST on-line guild, Overshot, Robyn Spady, Scarf, Silk
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Oranges and Lemons
Here is another project I finished this spring. Two scarves woven on a hand painted warp in orange and yellow. Where the two colours overlapped, a beautiful coral emerged. The warp was painted in a workshop with the lovely Liz … Continue reading
Posted in Weaving
Tagged colour, handwoven, Jane Stafford Textiles, Liz Moncrief, Scarf, Silk, turned twill
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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
Posted in Weaving
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
Posted in Weaving
Tagged cotton, crammed and dented, crammed and spaced, hand weaving, Handweaving, handwoven, JST Online Guild, linen, Scarf, scarves, Weaving
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The Value of Sampling
I love the drape and the cool, silky smoothness of using Bambu 12 in weaving. Bambu 12 is a rayon made from bamboo, and is widely available. After weaving the project sample in JST Online Guild, Season 3, Episode 1, … Continue reading
Posted in Weaving
Tagged Bamboo, colour, Denting, Double Weave, hand weaving, handwoven, JST Online Guild, Scarf, Warp, Weaving
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And Then This Happened
I spent the last few days at ANWG 2019 in Prince George, BC. I had lots of fun learning and socializing, visiting exhibits, shopping at the Vendors Hall, listening to the keynote speaker Abby Franquemont, and watching and participating in … Continue reading
Posted in Weaving
Tagged ANWG 2019, awards, handwoven, log cabin, Scarf, supplementary warp, Textiles, Weaving
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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
Posted in Weaving
Tagged colour, cotton, Denting, Handweaving, handwoven, JST Online Guild, Scarf
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