21 02, 2012

Valentine’s day at Barb’s

By |2016-10-25T16:52:24+00:00February 21st, 2012|2nd Monday|0 Comments

Yum!  Krumkake with ice cream berries and yeah...chocolate.handwovens + chocolate= happinessvalentines to exchangeNan's lovely watercolor cardSusan's valentine wristersDenise's lovely twill blanketBarb's critter benchThis valentines day our weavers gathering was at Barb's house in Dell.  It is always welcoming to be at her house and even more fun to do an exchange of valentine cards/gifts.  The [...]

18 01, 2012

gathering at Nans’

By |2016-10-25T16:52:25+00:00January 18th, 2012|2nd Monday|2 Comments

Linen twillsome of Nan's knitting projects , some UFO's for longer than she cares to remember/ and lots of great artwork at Nans' house.Barb's angel with attitudeBeautiful,old hooked wool rug from Newfoundland.  Kathy says: I found out through a link Jean  sent me that the Grenfell piece is actually hooked. It was an interesting read [...]

4 12, 2011

catching up

By |2016-10-25T16:52:25+00:00December 4th, 2011|Handwoven|4 Comments

It is finally time to post some of the weaving I did in preparation for the Driftless art fair in September.  That so traumatized me that I have only just now put something new on my loom and I am not all that happy about it.  Seems that I want to weave only something that [...]

9 07, 2011

weaving music

By |2016-10-25T16:52:27+00:00July 9th, 2011|Handwoven|3 Comments

I have been excited to try this weave ever since seeing the swatch in Malin Selanders book Swedish Swatches.  After a couple of mishaps on the warping reel,  a couple of slow starts having to rethink the threading for the black, I was finally weaving and watching the fabric grow.  And I don't know if [...]

21 10, 2010

Cutting…yikes

By |2016-10-25T16:52:29+00:00October 21st, 2010|Handwoven, Tutorial|8 Comments

Cutting off a finished scarf before finishing the whole warp, is quick and easy with this technique.  Make a two stick heading after you have finished the first scarf by weaving one inch of plain weave or as close as you can get; insert 2 sticks into the next 2 sheds and weave at least [...]

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