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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
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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 – Washed, Pressed, Hemmed
The June towels are hot off the loom, and washed, pressed and hemmed. I really like the elegance of the little lace squares, the ladder hemstitching and the naturally coloured cotton. I wish you could touch them. They have … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Atwater-Bronson Lace, camping, cotton, Cultus Lake, hand weaving, handwoven, mini-vacation, tea towels, towel of the month, Warp, Weaving, woven
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May Towel Finally on the Loom
I finally have the “May Towel of the Month on the loom after a couple of false starts. I made the choice to use 2/8 cotton in natural colour for the body of the towel, and a very pretty cable … Continue reading
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Tagged Atwater-Bronson Lace, cotton, hand weaving, Handweaving, handwoven, Loom, towel of the month, Warp, Weaving, woven
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My Summer Project – a Double Double Weave
This summer was glorious, hot and sunny for the most part. In between enjoying the sunshine, travel, spending time with family and friends and guild activities, I spent my spare time playing with my summer project. This was inspired by … Continue reading
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Tagged Bamboo, colour, Craft, Double Weave, Handweaving, handwoven, Jane Stafford, Loom, summer project, Textiles, Warp, Weft, woven, yarn
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It’s All in the Cards
Yesterday was a fun day, spent at Brenda’s (Penelope Fibre Arts) where Kim McKenna (Claddagh Fibre Arts) taught an introductory workshop on Card Weaving. Card weaving uses a set of cards, with holes punched in the four corners. A huge … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, band weaving, card weaving, Handweaving, Loom, tablet weaving, tape weaving, woven, yarn
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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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It all started with Karaoke
As Karl Lagerfeld has said, “Some things never go out of fashion in the world of fashion: jeans, the white shirt, and the Chanel jacket.” Ahh, the Chanel Jacket. It’s classic, reported to be comfortable and easy to wear, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Chanel Jacket, Handweaving, karaoke, Karl Lagerfeld, Linton, sewing, Spinning, tweed, Wool, woven
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