Category: tea towels
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Rain, Rain…
pretty picture to brighten your day (stack of painted warp scarves) This (ahem) summer has not been very nice so far. We have been beset by rain and t-storms. The rivers are rising, there is flooding in much of the province. But. We don’t have wildfires, so that’s a win, I guess. In going through…
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Awkward Photo
photo taken from under the loom, late at night draft of the design The draft is sideways – I forgot to rotate it before saving it, but you can see the general gist of it. This is the latest draft I used from Ars Textrina. (No, the book does not ‘name’ the drafts, they are…
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Mulling Things Over
draft for next towel warp The current warp is nearing completion and it is time to begin organizing the next warp in the queue. Drawing upon the Ars Textrina information provided by Patricia Hilts, I selected a twill block design, tinkering with it to be suitable for a tea towel. Over several days I revisted…
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Creativity
This draft was created a number of years ago – in fact many years ago. It was for the master level of the Guild of Canadian Weavers certificate and is a draft for huck lace, incorporating spot, lace and plain weave areas. Many hours were spent running through options and placement of the three different…
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Procrastination
Procrastination. It’s a thing. There are times when I find myself not really wanting to do something, finding all sorts of distractions for not Doing The Thing. Dragging my feet. Shoving That Thing aside, over and over again. The more I shove it aside, the less I want to actually do it. Over the years…
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Not Perfect
The colours in the photo are not quite accurate, but pretty close. This warp was a bit of a departure for me as I haven’t been doing over all designs like this much. For a while I’ve been doing large ‘fancy’ twills, or block twills. This design has always appealed to me in part because…
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Exploring Options
Just because there is a pandemic and civil unrest doesn’t mean that life for some stops. While we can try to advocate for people who are suffering, it’s also good therapy for me to continue with my weaving practice. So here is an example of drawing on a historical resource: Patricia Hilts Ars Textrina submission…
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Feathers/Scales
A few years ago scientists began to put together the idea that birds were descended from dinosaurs and when you look at baby birds, there seems to be a definite resemblance! There are also similarities between feathers and scales. My next warp (once the one I just put on the loom is done) again uses…
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Feathers/Scales
A few years ago scientists began to put together the idea that birds were descended from dinosaurs and when you look at baby birds, there seems to be a definite resemblance! There are also similarities between feathers and scales. My next warp (once the one I just put on the loom is done) again uses…
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In The Wings
Trying to use up stash, things can get a bit challenging. Which is not a bad thing, but… So I had this box of pirns, wound with a beige that has a bit of a green tinge to it. The tendency would be to ‘muddy’ the colour it crosses, so I had to think for…