Category: GCW Master weavers
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Another Coat
This coat fabric turned into more of an adventure than I expected. Up until this fabric, all of the wool I had worked with fulled. Some more than others, but they could all be made to full. And so when I bought this lovely blue/green worsted yarn, it was with the intent of fulling it…
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Another Garment
This is another of the garments done for the monograph for GCW. I was exploring how to make fabric for warm clothing – jackets and coats. Darlene sewed most of them. The above jacket was used as my primary winter jacket for about 7 years. The base fabric was, again, Harris Tweed, with a very…
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Testing, Testing
A recurring theme in discussions with other weavers over the past couple of months has been that of testing oneself. My experience has been with the Guild of Canadian Weavers certificate program, but I also have some knowledge of other test programs. Why would anyone want to do the tests? Well, the programs make a…
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Finishing – a Little
This photo doesn’t really do these towels justice. The subtle colours make the fabric very rich. The cloth has two different sides – one more blue, the other more beige. I got two of the cloth storage rollers cleared off and serged everything that could be serged. Today I ran a load of tea towels…