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What am I up to now?
I've been knitting a great big, thick yarn cowl since this winter. Getting too warm to do any knitting on it right now.
Finishing up a jacket made with my handwoven fabric, blog posts to follow.
Working on two sewing projects - blog posts to come!
Ideas on fabric I would like to weave to make a skirt to go with the jacket.
UFOs which really need tending to!Visits
Category Archives: Weaving
Memory Project
This was sitting in draft, not sure for how long, but I’m determined to catch up on my posts! 2 years ago, for NEWS, our guild did a memory project. Each one of us would weave something that was either … Continue reading
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Winding the warp – Part 3 of a multi part weaving and sewing saga
A whole post on winding the warp!? Well, um, yes. But it will be a short one, I promise. See, first of all I decided to add a yard to the length of the warp. I had about 10 wraps … Continue reading
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The Fabric starts – Part 2 of a multi part weaving and sewing saga
Over the last few years I have been dyeing with natural dyes. In addition, NOBO has had an annual Dye Day in which participants bring different natural dyes and pre-mordanted yarns and we all dye skeins of yarn, dipping them … Continue reading
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September 2015 – Part 1 of a multi part weaving and sewing saga
In the September NOBO meeting we hosted Sarah Fortin – who weaves up wonderful fabrics and sews them into lovely jackets and coats. She brought some of those beautiful jackets and coats with her. She spoke to us for 2-1/2 … Continue reading
A little weaving…
I know, I know, it’s been over a year (make that over two three years) since I last posted on this blog. Not sure why, but there you have it. I have done quite a few things since then, and maybe … Continue reading
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I suppose they’re more useful than ashtrays
I remember when I was a kid in art class and the only thing that would come to mind when I looked at a lump of clay was “Ashtray!” This is now my fourth shawl that I blog about and … Continue reading
Mystery cloth
I wove this many years ago. I know that the yarn was a 22/2 Cottolin (cotton/linen blend). But other than that, I have no idea what the weave structure is. I really like this and would like to make another. … Continue reading
Rename this blog?
I think I am going to rename this: My misfortunes with fiber! I was winding the warp for my next weaving project and the yarn just kept on tangling. I was winding on two strands at a time, both because … Continue reading
Another shawl
Well I finished all the square knots and wound the warp onto the back beam. I had a little problem getting all those knots through the reed, but a healthy tug was all it needed. One or two knots gave … Continue reading
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