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I Never Felt More Like Spinning the Blues
So the 1950’s song by Guy Mitchell (I never felt more like singing the blues) was running through my brain as I was spinning this beautiful fibre: a luxury blend of 60& Merino wool, 20% Yak, and 20% silk, Hand … Continue reading
Posted in Spinning, Spinning and Yarn shops
Tagged colour, handspun, Merino, Silk, Spinning, Spinning wheel, yak
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October Wrap-up
Sorry, I wasn’t able to weave any towels in October simply because the end of September and all of October were extremely busy for me, but all in a good way. I give you here, all of the exciting learning … Continue reading
Fibre Focus 2015 – Lynden, Washington
Every two years, the Association of Northwest Weavers Guilds(ANWG) hosts a conference for the associated guilds. For 2015 there was no guild willing to host a full conference, so the Whatcom Weavers and the Peace Arch Weavers joined together to … Continue reading
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Tagged ANWG, Association of Northwest Weavers Guilds, embellishment, embroidery, hand weaving, Karen Selk, Lynden, Silk, tassels, Textile, Textiles, Washington, weaving workshop
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Spinning in Edenvale
Last week I spent three days in spinning bliss at the annual Peace Arch Weavers and Spinners Guild retreat at the Edenvale Retreat and Conference Centre in Abbotsford. Set in a beautiful country setting I had a great time relaxing … Continue reading
Camel and Silk
I was first struck by the “feel” of this fibre – an amazingly soft and lustrous fibre of 50% camel and 50% silk, purchased from West Coast Colour and Carding at Fibres West. Lynne has a fabulous way of dyeing … Continue reading
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Tagged camel, colour, Crackle Weave, Fibres West 2015, hand weaving, handspun, handwoven, Loom, Roving, Scarf, scarves, Silk, Spinning, Warp, Weft, West Coast Colour and Carding
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Spring Break Spinning
Well, Winter Sessions have finished and Spring Break brings a much needed teaching break. This was my first year teaching the Spinning and Dyeing class at Place des Arts, and along with teaching some new Intermediate Weaving workshops, I experienced … Continue reading
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Tagged Bamboo, colour, Fibres West 2015, hand weaving, handspun, handwoven, Loom, Merino, Place des Arts, Scarf, Silk, Spinning, Textiles, Weaving, weaving workshop, Wool
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Summer and Winter Sample 2
The second challenge of the Summer and Winter study was to look at eight-shaft Summer and Winter weave on a one-colour warp. On eight shafts, six blocks are available. I chose 8/2 tencel in the colour olive green for warp. … Continue reading
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Tagged brocade, cotton, hand woven, ming blue, olive green, Scarf, Silk, Summer and Winter weave, tencel, woven
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