Category: shawls
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Not White
The colours of the red yarn are actually more intense than shown here. The red is more of a deep coral red. And I’ve made a little progress spooling the skeins off ready for warping. As I took this photo I realized that my dye palette of today is very similar to these yarns and…
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Next Challenge
So, the tea towels are cut and serged, I’ve figured out what needs to be done on the ‘test’ warp, the first load of skeins are soaking, alternate yarn for plying has been coned off onto smaller cones for ease of use…..the next challenge is to turn these yarns into a warp for shawls and…
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Pile O Shawls
The problem with staying focused and on track with the weaving is the mountain of finishing that needs to be done. OTOH, with surgeries in my immediate future that will prevent weaving during recovery, having handwork that I can do during the down time is not a bad thing. 🙂 I am not fringe twisting…
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Too Dry!
On this warp I’m using a singles 12 for weft. Unfortunately when the humidity drops below 50% linen gets a bit wire-y and unco-operative. At the moment we are have a cold snap and the relative humidity is currently at 45% (I know, I know, laugh now all you desert dwellers!) In order to make…
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Too Dry!
On this warp I’m using a singles 12 for weft. Unfortunately when the humidity drops below 50% linen gets a bit wire-y and unco-operative. At the moment we are have a cold snap and the relative humidity is currently at 45% (I know, I know, laugh now all you desert dwellers!) In order to make…
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Too Dry!
On this warp I’m using a singles 12 for weft. Unfortunately when the humidity drops below 50% linen gets a bit wire-y and unco-operative. At the moment we are have a cold snap and the relative humidity is currently at 45% (I know, I know, laugh now all you desert dwellers!) In order to make…
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Be Kind…
…to everyone you meet – all are fighting a great battle.(Greek philosopher, name escapes me) Silk gimp warp with weft…. A great many years ago I was having problems with muscle spasms and chronic pain. During a conversation with Allen Fannin I asked him how he managed to weave so much. He told me he…
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Updating Schedule
While I was away the brochure for NEWS arrived. I’m looking for another group in the New England area (or at least further east than the mid-West) to share travel costs with NEWS. The dates for the NEWS conference are July 14-17. Any groups interested in having a workshop with me either side of those…
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Shawls
All of the above shawls were woven on the same warp…. The above photo isn’t great – took it with my Blackberry and the focus is ‘off’, but it shows the drape and the slight irridescence of the fabric quite nicely. The shawls in the above photos were woven quite a long time ago. It…
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Shawls
All of the above shawls were woven on the same warp…. The above photo isn’t great – took it with my Blackberry and the focus is ‘off’, but it shows the drape and the slight irridescence of the fabric quite nicely. The shawls in the above photos were woven quite a long time ago. It…