I thought that the modified star motif in the dishtowels I recently wove resembled more of a snowflake than a star, so with that in mind, and with the popularity of Christmas in July (although not with me), decided to weave … Continue reading
Life seems to be busy right now, but I have managed to weave a couple of towels in a draft call Modified Star. A point twill threading and treadling (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 7, 6, 5, … Continue reading
Continuing with overshot, I wove two table runners (or maybe more accurately, one loooooong runner, and one table square/topper) in the Whig Rose design from A Handweaver’s Pattern Book by Marguerite Porter Davison. I used Venne organic 2/16 cotton in … Continue reading
I recently decided to try the 315-4 towels I wove here again, paying attention to the notes I made last time when I wove them. Although I had said that I didn’t like the stripes, I tried them again, only weaving have … Continue reading
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You may ask why I would start to carry sewing thread. Well, after I recently finished weaving a beautiful set of dish towels in organic 2/8 cotton (blog post to follow on that soon) and I had to hem the towels, … Continue reading
Back when I was weaving the overshot runner (see here), I met a much more experienced weaver and I told her my tale of woe on this project. We discussed a few possibilities and then she asked what yarn was I … Continue reading
315-4 refers to the threading and the threading for the towels below, it comes from A Weaver’s Book of 8-Shaft Patterns. I have seen a few pictures of this draft woven as tea towels and scarves on various blogs and … Continue reading
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Spinner, weaver and dyer in Southern New Zealand
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Life in general, fiber arts in particular, near Twisp in the beautiful Methow Valley
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Studio Life of a Weaver, Spinner, Dyer
Finnsheep raised naturally and humanely on rotational pastures. Providing exquisite yarn, locks, fleeces, roving, comb top, and long wool locks for spinning, knitting, crocheting, weaving, and felting. Ironwood Hill Farm is a sustainable farm using organic practices to provide you with healthy sheep and natural fibers.
My adventures in knitting, weaving, spinning and dyeing.
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